September 13: Stating that the investment capacity of Nepal’s commercial bank in infrastructure is weak, the World Bank has suggested reducing the number of such banks from the existing 28 to…
September 13: Stating that the investment capacity of Nepal’s commercial bank in infrastructure is weak, the World Bank has suggested reducing the number of such banks from the existing 28 to…
September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last…
September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth…
September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion.…
The CMP of 26th Bhadra is below the pivot of 29th Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded…
September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries…
September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of…
September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and…
September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj…
September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in…
September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of…
September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system.…
September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on…
September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service…
September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video…
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This, according to the World Bank, would help the banks release loan in the infrastructure development.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank has suggested the concerned authorities to reduce the number of commercial banks to 15. It further said that the number can further be decreased to 10 in collaboration with international banks. The report suggests commercial banks to increase their paid-up capital to Rs 16 billion.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank’s suggestion has come at a time when Nepal Rastra Bank has adopted a policy to encourage ‘big merger’ in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Although the central bank is planning to reduce the number of commercial banks, it has not specifically decided the number of such banks. However, the central bank officials say they have tentatively decided to halve the number of commercial banks.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11147', 'image' => '20190913030014_Nepal-Infrastructure-Summit-2019.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11396', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal, Malaysia agree to Resume Recruitment of Migrant Workers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year. This has paved the way to resume the recruitment process of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia, which was halted since the last 15 months.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Authorities of the two countries held a three-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week after which they decided to implement the landmark agreement of the past.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">As per the agreement, Nepali workers can apply for jobs in Malaysia without paying any amount for the recruitment process.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Both countries have also agreed to audit the financial report of the institutions which conduct health check-up of aspiring migrant workers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">For this, a technical team of Malaysia will visit Nepal in November. The team will investigate 86 out of 122 government-listed health institutes. However, the 36 institutes which had been providing bio-medical test service for Malaysia-bound workers will not have to undergo inspection again.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Malaysia’s Human Resource Policy Department’s chief Betty Hasan and Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment of Nepal, Ram Prasad Ghimire, signed the agreement on Thursday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The government had halted sending Nepali workers to Malaysia on May 16, 2018 stating that the workers were being cheated by manpower agencies responsible for the recruitment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11146', 'image' => '20190913021225_nanister (2).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11395', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Report Highlights Private Sector Solutions for Sustainable Development in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The World Bank’s report on Infrastructure Sector Assessment launched Thursday on the sidelines of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 assesses the energy, transport and urban infrastructure sectors together with cross-cutting issues and recommends interventions that combine short-term and longer-term structural and policy changes with tailored project implementation approaches to unlock private sector financing and cooperation with the public sector.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“For real benefits to accrue to Nepal’s citizens, the quality and sustainability of infrastructure services needs to improve with substantial and efficient investment,” a statement issued by the World Bank quoted Jingdong Hua, World Bank’s vice president and treasurer, as saying. “Unlocking private sector investment is key to sustainable infrastructure development to promote growth and equity and providing access to services, jobs and markets.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The report states that Nepal’s investment needs average 10-15 percent of GDP annually over the next decade as the country aspires to graduate from least developed country status by 2022 and towards middle-income country by 2030.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the World Bank, Nepal has historically relied on a mix of public and private financing in the electricity sector and a two to four-fold increase in investment is needed to meet the country’s projected electricity demand.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Likewise, public and private resources are key to developing the country’s transport infrastructure and address the issues of chronic underinvestment and improvements in connectivity and safety. Nepal is also among the fastest growing urban populations and while local governments under the federal setup are primarily responsible for public service delivery, the urban sector faces a paradoxical case of insufficient capital expenditure to meet demand on one hand and low capital spending on the other, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“The country’s transition to federalism presents a unique opportunity to define roles, establish clarity, and build a renewed, strong partnership between the public and private sector,” stated Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough, World Bank’s country director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“In our aim to maximize finance for development, a strong focus is required in the areas of governance and capacity and regulatory frameworks together with a lens on gender and social inclusion and social and environmental management.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">While public investment is integral, particularly in sub-sectors that require large investment, the report recommends creating a conducive environment for private sector participation through sector-level groundwork, sustainable project structures, systematic and strategic public investment management and project selection, and investment-friendly policies and regulations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Given the huge funding gap and about 30 million population eager to see speedy improvements in their quality of life, public-private partnerships (PPP) can be a useful tool for Nepal to leverage expertise and efficiency of the private sector while raising capital to meet the development needs of the country,” said Wendy Werner, IFC country manager for Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The infrastructure sector assessment report follows a consultative approach to use in-depth analysis to develop a roadmap of interventions to debottleneck private sector and commercial investments. The report provides a set of recommendations for each sector in the areas of building the institutional and regulatory environment, strengthening financial viability, increasing availability of long-term finance, sectoral strengthening, developing an enabling environment for foreign investment, governance and public investment management, gender and social inclusion, and environment and social management.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11145', 'image' => '20190913092024_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11394', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government, World Bank take Stock of Implementation Progress of Projects', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. ', 'content' => '<p>September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. </p> <p>A joint statement issued by the government and the WB states that the projects supported by the WB were reviewed in detail at the concerned line ministries from September 9 to 11. </p> <p>The meetings were chaired by the respective secretaries and were attended by senior officials of the line ministries, respective departments and the World Bank. The concluding meeting on September 12 was chaired by Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada and WB Country Director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough.</p> <p>Of the 24 projects, 20 are investment projects (about US$ 1.78 billion), three Program for Results operations (about US$ 468 million) and one Development Policy Credit (about US$ 100 million) spread across various sectors - energy, transport, earthquake housing reconstruction, education, health, social protection, water and irrigation, agriculture and livestock, and public financial management sectors.</p> <p>"The government acknowledges the support of the WB and its assistance to the country's development priorities," stated Finance Minister Khatiwada. “The review is an opportunity to learn and apply good practices across the different sectors while chalking out a roadmap that can be used to enhance project outcomes which in turn will ensure that development finance received by Nepal is utilized most productively.”</p> <p>The annual stocktaking exercise is organized to review the performance of ongoing projects, assess the impact of federal transition, review procurement and disbursement performance and discuss implementation challenges and agree on remedial measures, the statement further said.</p> <p>“The World Bank celebrates 50 years of the first International Development Association credit to Nepal this year on November 4, 2019 when the first project in the telecommunications sector was approved by the World Bank Board. We are indeed proud to be a trusted partner in Nepal’s development agenda,” stated Pswarayi-Riddihough. “We are encouraged by the successful implementation of projects in Nepal and look forward to working with the government to address implementation bottlenecks for effective and timely completion of projects for the benefit of the people of Nepal.”</p> <p>Following the review, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank agreed on core actions that would help to accelerate project implementation including specific actions that can improve the implementation environment under the new federal structure.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11144', 'image' => '20190913090032_GoN-WB Joint Portfolio Review.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11393', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market watch 12th September(Thursday)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The CMP of 26th Bhadra is below the pivot of 29th Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Current Price (CMP): 1157.88</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1163.71<br /> H: 1192.33<br /> L: 1156.38<br /> C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1147.09</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1151.73</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1154.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1159.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1162.53</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1167.17</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1170.25</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1192.07<br /> H: 1192.33</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">L: 1156.38</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the Last Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1109.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1132.91</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1145.40</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1168.86</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1181.35</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1204.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1217.30</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the month of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1139.02</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1180.41</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1202.22</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1243.61</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1265.42</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1306.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1328.62</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Update:</span></span></strong><br /> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Month of Shrawan : 888.27 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 154.59 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 162.48 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 3<sup>rd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 194.21 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">24<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 23.79 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">25<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 34.17 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 37.61 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commentary:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>Today NEPSE market has remained negative throughout the day. Along with the market other sub indices are also negative. Today, NEPSE Market has lost 0.46% and Sensitive index has lost 0.39%. The Float index has also decreased by 0.40% and the Sensitive Float has decreased by 0.26% today.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>The turnover of today is more than that of previous day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>3.</strong>Out of the 11 Sub-indices traded today, all of them are negative. The noticeable changes are negative on Hotels by 1.29%, Hydropower by 0.97% and Banking by 0.26%.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>4.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 22<sup>nd</sup> Bhadra. Similarly, it is below the weekly pivot and the monthly pivot. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Closing Price</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 4.70 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">112</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 3.54 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">448</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.62 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">203</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.02 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">315</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CBBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.49 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">470</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Gainers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KPCL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">84.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICGF</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">8.87</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.14</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NGPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">100.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.09</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GILB</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">725.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.98</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">81.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.53</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Losers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">96.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.79</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HURJA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">115.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.50</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">265.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-5.01</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AKPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">137.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.86</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GHL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">68.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.22</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector Wise Summary: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Values</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover volume</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Total Transaction</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commercial Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 18.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">619,082</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2,344</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Finance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.34 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">25,892</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">100</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hotels</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.41 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">13,509</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">72</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manufacturing And Processing</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.59 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9,811</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">88</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Others</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.09 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">20,835</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">136</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hydro Power</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.36 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">150,950</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1,797</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Non Life Insurance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.27 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">27,932</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">298</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Development Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.71 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">90,404</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">356</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred Stock</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">57,647</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">26</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mutual Fund</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 6.31 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">452,555</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">16</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/9th%20sep%202019%20joke.jpg" style="height:484px; width:1062px" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conclusion: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>Observing the candle stick patterns of today, it Black Opening Marubozu. In a clear downtrend, the emergence of such a candle preceded by a price gap may predict the acceleration of declines. The shorter the shadow is, the more negative the candle's significance.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11143', 'image' => '20190912052847_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11392', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal has Conducive Environment for Investment: Finance Minister', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). Citing that all foreign firms in the country have been making up to 25 per cent return against the global average of 10 per cent, Khatiwada reportedly said that Nepal is a better option for investors in terms of rate of return.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Speaking at a session of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 on Wednesday, Khatiwada said that the government is in the process of conducting sovereign credit rating to facilitate possible businesses in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">However, the statement said Khatiwada acknowledged that the government has not been able to give due priority to the infrastructure sector in the lack of enough resources as the present government also has bigger responsibility of social security of citizens.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"The Constitution has guaranteed more than 30 fundamental rights to the people and majority of them are related to social security. Along with this, the government also has to ensure availability of resources (administrative) to all the local governments across the country," the statement quoted Khatiwada as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In such context, Khatiwada said that the government is promoting support and investment from the private sector for desired economic goals and development aspirations of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, ample investment in the infrastructure, including roadways, railways, airways and the tourism infrastructures will ensure easy entry of the private sector in the development process. Along with this, the government is seeking private sector support also to diversify and divide risks. However, Khatiwada said that some infrastructure projects can also be operated in business model in a bid to attract private sector investment in those projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Radesh Panta, former chief executive officer of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) said that the country today needs quality investment for which the government should ensure necessary subsidy packages and coordination with investors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">World Bank vice president Jingdong Huo said that the World Bank has been contributing to the private sector-oriented economic development in Nepal. As per him, the World Bank has been operating 25 projects in Nepal at present while $2.6 billion worth new projects have been initiated in Nepal lately. Moreover, Huo said that majority of economic indicators of Nepal today are satisfactory, the statement added. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11142', 'image' => '20190912041226_20190823015455_20180724052602_IMG_0298.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11391', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Economic Prosperity through Infrastructure Development’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Addressing the mega event on infrastructure development, which is being organized jointly by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and the Government of Nepal, Director General of the World Bank Woochong Um said that countries including Nepal should focus on development of resilient infrastructure projects considering the rising global temperature and climate change issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, Um said that Nepal should prioritize community-based infrastructure development process so as to link Nepal's development aspirations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. Um also stressed on the effective coordination and partnership between the government and the private sector in the development projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other participants including vice president of CNI Bishnu Kumar Agrawal, former revenue secretary Lal Shankar Ghimire, among others said that business climate in Nepal has been improving in the recent years and urged investors to make investment in different sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said that the private sector can partner with the government in different development projects. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11141', 'image' => '20190912035306_1568279303.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11389', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Plaza Announces Special Package for Rara Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel said that it announced the package to facilitate domestic as well as foreign tourists to visit the beautiful lake during the festive holidays and to promote the Visit Nepal Year campaign.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel has already organized New Delhi- Rara car tour to promote Rara. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The package announced for the upcoming season offers special discount. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under this package, it costs Rs 16,500 to Rs 20,000 per person for visiting Rara by vehicle and hiring a guide. Likewise, travelling to Rara by foot for a six-night, seven-day tour with camp fire and food and accommodation costs between Rs 22,500 to Rs 25,000 while the cost of traveling through air for three-night and four-day stay is Rs 35,000 to Rs 42,000. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rara lake, which is the biggest lake of Nepal, lies in Mugu district of Karnali Province. The 10.8 square kilometer lake is renowned for its changing colour.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Besides a variety of flora including Rhododendron, the Rara National Park also boasts of endangered fauna species like red panda and other animals and birds including spiny blabber, Himalayan black bear, deer, musk deer, snow leopard, lophophorus among others.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This place, which is considered a heaven on earth, also welcomes Siberian migratory birds during summer season when the temperature is favourable.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11140', 'image' => '20190912013703_aafddf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11390', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unpaid labourers demand resignation of Melamchi official', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The victims demanded Kandel’s resignation arguing that they have not been paid even though the deposit of the Italian company, which left the project incomplete, has been frozen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The local laborers, suppliers and subcontractors have been protesting against the project authorities claiming that the Italian contractor of the project, CMC di Ravenna, did not provide them their dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a sub-contractor, Buddhi Krishna Lamichhane, the victims have handed over a memorandum to the prime minister, Ministry of Water Supply, Melamchi Project and the local unit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Melamchi Water Supply Project Victim’s Struggle Committee, the unpaid laborers who worked for CMC owe Rs 87.4 million to the project. However, the government is planning to provide only Rs 30.2 million as relief to the laborers so that they can celebrate Dashain festival. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The members of the struggle committee remain dissatisfied with this provision of the government. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ongoing protest by the unpaid workers has troubled the newly selected contractor, Sinohydro Corporation Ltd about their safety. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11139', 'image' => '20190912035409_1568269322.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11388', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PATA Nepal to Organize NICE Expo in February', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal informed that the tri-nation tourism expo, which is a first of its kind event, is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from February 21 to 24, 2020. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The tri-nation tourism expo is a noble concept envisioned by PATA Nepal chapter for bringing together tourism and hospitality stakeholders of Nepal, India, and China, in a single platform. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunil Shakya, chairman of PATA Nepal chapter, during a press conference held in the capital on Wednesday, September 11, informed that the tri-nation expo will have unparalleled networking and business opportunities, industry insights, and inspiration between the tourism entrepreneurs of the three neighboring countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal is rightly and geopolitically placed between the two giant economies and can contribute hugely in bridging the gap between the two countries, which have arranged bilateral trade but, have never organized a tri-nation event, Shakya added. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal chapter in a statement informed that the expo aims to bring together the two emerging giant economies and tourism powerhouses - India and China -- to foster the untapped tourism potentials and integrated business opportunities with Nepal as a facilitator. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE aims to further help to consolidate the relationship between the three countries, focusing mainly in the field of tourism and hospitality, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">China and India are two of the largest outbound source markets in the world with Nepal as one of its immediate recipient nations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">According to 2018 statistics, approximately 150 million Chinese traveled abroad, out of which only 0.1% visited Nepal while only 0.75% of Indian tourists visited Nepal out of 25.85 million total outbound Indian visitors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE will feature 200 plus regional buyers, 100 exhibitors, 15 plus keynote speakers, and hundreds of guests and delegates including government officials, media invitees, and trade visitors. It aims to mark the national celebration of Visit Nepal Year 2020, informed Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We will be collaborating with different tourism organizations and stakeholders in Nepal, India, and China; and we seek the active cooperation and support from all our partners, sponsors, airlines,</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">hotels, media and the entire travel-trade fraternity of our nation– Nepal for making this the historic initiative successful,” said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p> </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"><strong> </strong> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11138', 'image' => '20190912124724_7.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11387', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Tourism Board launches ‘photonepal.travel’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai inaugurated the website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The minister said that the website could be a helpful platform in promoting Nepal’s diversity around the world.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He also said that the website is a brilliant platform for photographers to display their photos.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“One can use the search feature available on the website to search for their desired pictures and to share their photos,” informed senior official of NTB, Sudan Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the board, the website is visited by approximately 5000 people per day and around 50 people sign up for it daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The board also revealed that the website displays one thousand photos currently.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11137', 'image' => '20190911033211_1568158664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11382', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Bank tells BFIs to Audit Information Technology System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. The central bank has also instructed BFIs to audit their information technology system.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Earlier, BFIs had to audit only the core banking system but now it has become mandatory for them to audit their IT system as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank issued such circular to BFIs on Tuesday (September 10) to minimize the risk of cyber attacks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank has demanded security audit of IT system and immediate rectification if any anomalies are suggested by the audit report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NRB has also instructed BFIs to make necessary arrangement for capacity building of staff and customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The information technology used in Nepal has come under scrutiny after the recent cyber attack on August 31 in which Chinese nationals stole millions from banks by hacking the ATMs.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Following the heist, the central bank has stepped up efforts to secure the information technology system used by BFIs. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11132', 'image' => '20190911014232_1568162571.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11381', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Furniture Expo Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal Furniture and Furnishing Association said that the five-day event features stalls from both Nepali and foreign furniture producers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers informed that the main attractions of the expo include furniture for kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, as well as outdoor furniture, interior designing, and carpets, marbles, and other furnishing materials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additionally, curtains, mattresses, décor items, home décor, office furniture, home appliances, machinery, and Vaastu-related products are also being displayed in the exhibition.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The expo will conclude on September 15. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11131', 'image' => '20190911012757_1568074911.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11380', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Interconnection Guidelines to Reduce Telecom Charge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers. The new guidelines will replace the Interconnection Guideline 2008.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NTA said the new guidelines have been introduced to regulate communication between two or more telecom service providers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A board meeting of the telecom regulatory body of Nepal had approved the guidelines last week. NTA is preparing to issue a public notice regarding the new guidelines in a few days for the convenience of the service seekers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The guidelines have also fixed the new rate of inter-telecom calls. Director of NTA Min Prasad Aryal said that the new guidelines have fixed new tariffs for interconnection and international calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The new guidelines are expected to reduce the cost of such calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Our policy is to provide service to the customers at a reasonable rate. We will be gradually reducing the rate over a period of time,” said Aryal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the new guidelines, the cost of making a call from one company’s mobile phone to another company’s mobile has been fixed at 10 paisa. The earlier price was 54 paisa.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-10', 'modified' => '2019-09-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11130', 'image' => '20190910031119_Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11379', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oli, Modi Jointly Inaugurate the first Trans-Border Petroleum Pipeline in South Asia', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oli and Modi pressed a button at their respective office to inaugurate the much-anticipated pipeline, which is the first trans-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline which was successfully tested on July 18 has officially started receiving supply of petroleum product from India. In the first phase, the Indian Oil Corporation will supply diesel followed by petrol and kerosene.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nepal and India had agreed to construct the pipeline more than 15 years ago. Initially, the two governments had planned to construct the pipeline from Raxaul to Amlekhgunj. But after the IOC shifted its depot in Motihari, the pipeline was also constructed from Motihari to Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The two prime ministers had jointly inaugurated the construction of the pipeline two years ago by pressing a button from New Delhi during PM Oli’s India visit.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline built with an assistance of Rs 4.4 billion from the Indian government is 69 kilometers long. The pipeline measures 37 kilometers in the Nepali side and 32 towards the Indian side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline can supply 200 kiloleters of petroleum product per hour, according to NOC. The state-owned oil monopoly can store 16,000 kiloleters of petrol in Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline is expected to significantly reduce leakage of petroleum products. 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This, according to the World Bank, would help the banks release loan in the infrastructure development.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank has suggested the concerned authorities to reduce the number of commercial banks to 15. It further said that the number can further be decreased to 10 in collaboration with international banks. The report suggests commercial banks to increase their paid-up capital to Rs 16 billion.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank’s suggestion has come at a time when Nepal Rastra Bank has adopted a policy to encourage ‘big merger’ in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Although the central bank is planning to reduce the number of commercial banks, it has not specifically decided the number of such banks. However, the central bank officials say they have tentatively decided to halve the number of commercial banks.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11147', 'image' => '20190913030014_Nepal-Infrastructure-Summit-2019.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11396', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal, Malaysia agree to Resume Recruitment of Migrant Workers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year. This has paved the way to resume the recruitment process of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia, which was halted since the last 15 months.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Authorities of the two countries held a three-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week after which they decided to implement the landmark agreement of the past.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">As per the agreement, Nepali workers can apply for jobs in Malaysia without paying any amount for the recruitment process.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Both countries have also agreed to audit the financial report of the institutions which conduct health check-up of aspiring migrant workers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">For this, a technical team of Malaysia will visit Nepal in November. The team will investigate 86 out of 122 government-listed health institutes. However, the 36 institutes which had been providing bio-medical test service for Malaysia-bound workers will not have to undergo inspection again.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Malaysia’s Human Resource Policy Department’s chief Betty Hasan and Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment of Nepal, Ram Prasad Ghimire, signed the agreement on Thursday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The government had halted sending Nepali workers to Malaysia on May 16, 2018 stating that the workers were being cheated by manpower agencies responsible for the recruitment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11146', 'image' => '20190913021225_nanister (2).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11395', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Report Highlights Private Sector Solutions for Sustainable Development in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The World Bank’s report on Infrastructure Sector Assessment launched Thursday on the sidelines of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 assesses the energy, transport and urban infrastructure sectors together with cross-cutting issues and recommends interventions that combine short-term and longer-term structural and policy changes with tailored project implementation approaches to unlock private sector financing and cooperation with the public sector.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“For real benefits to accrue to Nepal’s citizens, the quality and sustainability of infrastructure services needs to improve with substantial and efficient investment,” a statement issued by the World Bank quoted Jingdong Hua, World Bank’s vice president and treasurer, as saying. “Unlocking private sector investment is key to sustainable infrastructure development to promote growth and equity and providing access to services, jobs and markets.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The report states that Nepal’s investment needs average 10-15 percent of GDP annually over the next decade as the country aspires to graduate from least developed country status by 2022 and towards middle-income country by 2030.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the World Bank, Nepal has historically relied on a mix of public and private financing in the electricity sector and a two to four-fold increase in investment is needed to meet the country’s projected electricity demand.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Likewise, public and private resources are key to developing the country’s transport infrastructure and address the issues of chronic underinvestment and improvements in connectivity and safety. Nepal is also among the fastest growing urban populations and while local governments under the federal setup are primarily responsible for public service delivery, the urban sector faces a paradoxical case of insufficient capital expenditure to meet demand on one hand and low capital spending on the other, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“The country’s transition to federalism presents a unique opportunity to define roles, establish clarity, and build a renewed, strong partnership between the public and private sector,” stated Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough, World Bank’s country director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“In our aim to maximize finance for development, a strong focus is required in the areas of governance and capacity and regulatory frameworks together with a lens on gender and social inclusion and social and environmental management.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">While public investment is integral, particularly in sub-sectors that require large investment, the report recommends creating a conducive environment for private sector participation through sector-level groundwork, sustainable project structures, systematic and strategic public investment management and project selection, and investment-friendly policies and regulations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Given the huge funding gap and about 30 million population eager to see speedy improvements in their quality of life, public-private partnerships (PPP) can be a useful tool for Nepal to leverage expertise and efficiency of the private sector while raising capital to meet the development needs of the country,” said Wendy Werner, IFC country manager for Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The infrastructure sector assessment report follows a consultative approach to use in-depth analysis to develop a roadmap of interventions to debottleneck private sector and commercial investments. The report provides a set of recommendations for each sector in the areas of building the institutional and regulatory environment, strengthening financial viability, increasing availability of long-term finance, sectoral strengthening, developing an enabling environment for foreign investment, governance and public investment management, gender and social inclusion, and environment and social management.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11145', 'image' => '20190913092024_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11394', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government, World Bank take Stock of Implementation Progress of Projects', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. ', 'content' => '<p>September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. </p> <p>A joint statement issued by the government and the WB states that the projects supported by the WB were reviewed in detail at the concerned line ministries from September 9 to 11. </p> <p>The meetings were chaired by the respective secretaries and were attended by senior officials of the line ministries, respective departments and the World Bank. The concluding meeting on September 12 was chaired by Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada and WB Country Director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough.</p> <p>Of the 24 projects, 20 are investment projects (about US$ 1.78 billion), three Program for Results operations (about US$ 468 million) and one Development Policy Credit (about US$ 100 million) spread across various sectors - energy, transport, earthquake housing reconstruction, education, health, social protection, water and irrigation, agriculture and livestock, and public financial management sectors.</p> <p>"The government acknowledges the support of the WB and its assistance to the country's development priorities," stated Finance Minister Khatiwada. “The review is an opportunity to learn and apply good practices across the different sectors while chalking out a roadmap that can be used to enhance project outcomes which in turn will ensure that development finance received by Nepal is utilized most productively.”</p> <p>The annual stocktaking exercise is organized to review the performance of ongoing projects, assess the impact of federal transition, review procurement and disbursement performance and discuss implementation challenges and agree on remedial measures, the statement further said.</p> <p>“The World Bank celebrates 50 years of the first International Development Association credit to Nepal this year on November 4, 2019 when the first project in the telecommunications sector was approved by the World Bank Board. We are indeed proud to be a trusted partner in Nepal’s development agenda,” stated Pswarayi-Riddihough. “We are encouraged by the successful implementation of projects in Nepal and look forward to working with the government to address implementation bottlenecks for effective and timely completion of projects for the benefit of the people of Nepal.”</p> <p>Following the review, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank agreed on core actions that would help to accelerate project implementation including specific actions that can improve the implementation environment under the new federal structure.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11144', 'image' => '20190913090032_GoN-WB Joint Portfolio Review.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11393', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market watch 12th September(Thursday)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The CMP of 26th Bhadra is below the pivot of 29th Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Current Price (CMP): 1157.88</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1163.71<br /> H: 1192.33<br /> L: 1156.38<br /> C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1147.09</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1151.73</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1154.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1159.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1162.53</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1167.17</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1170.25</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1192.07<br /> H: 1192.33</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">L: 1156.38</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the Last Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1109.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1132.91</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1145.40</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1168.86</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1181.35</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1204.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1217.30</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the month of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1139.02</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1180.41</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1202.22</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1243.61</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1265.42</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1306.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1328.62</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Update:</span></span></strong><br /> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Month of Shrawan : 888.27 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 154.59 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 162.48 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 3<sup>rd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 194.21 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">24<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 23.79 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">25<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 34.17 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 37.61 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commentary:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>Today NEPSE market has remained negative throughout the day. Along with the market other sub indices are also negative. Today, NEPSE Market has lost 0.46% and Sensitive index has lost 0.39%. The Float index has also decreased by 0.40% and the Sensitive Float has decreased by 0.26% today.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>The turnover of today is more than that of previous day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>3.</strong>Out of the 11 Sub-indices traded today, all of them are negative. The noticeable changes are negative on Hotels by 1.29%, Hydropower by 0.97% and Banking by 0.26%.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>4.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 22<sup>nd</sup> Bhadra. Similarly, it is below the weekly pivot and the monthly pivot. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Closing Price</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 4.70 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">112</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 3.54 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">448</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.62 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">203</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.02 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">315</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CBBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.49 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">470</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Gainers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KPCL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">84.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICGF</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">8.87</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.14</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NGPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">100.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.09</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GILB</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">725.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.98</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">81.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.53</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Losers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">96.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.79</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HURJA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">115.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.50</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">265.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-5.01</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AKPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">137.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.86</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GHL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">68.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.22</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector Wise Summary: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Values</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover volume</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Total Transaction</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commercial Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 18.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">619,082</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2,344</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Finance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.34 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">25,892</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">100</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hotels</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.41 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">13,509</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">72</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manufacturing And Processing</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.59 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9,811</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">88</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Others</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.09 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">20,835</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">136</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hydro Power</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.36 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">150,950</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1,797</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Non Life Insurance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.27 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">27,932</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">298</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Development Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.71 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">90,404</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">356</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred Stock</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">57,647</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">26</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mutual Fund</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 6.31 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">452,555</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">16</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/9th%20sep%202019%20joke.jpg" style="height:484px; width:1062px" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conclusion: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>Observing the candle stick patterns of today, it Black Opening Marubozu. In a clear downtrend, the emergence of such a candle preceded by a price gap may predict the acceleration of declines. The shorter the shadow is, the more negative the candle's significance.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11143', 'image' => '20190912052847_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11392', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal has Conducive Environment for Investment: Finance Minister', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). Citing that all foreign firms in the country have been making up to 25 per cent return against the global average of 10 per cent, Khatiwada reportedly said that Nepal is a better option for investors in terms of rate of return.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Speaking at a session of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 on Wednesday, Khatiwada said that the government is in the process of conducting sovereign credit rating to facilitate possible businesses in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">However, the statement said Khatiwada acknowledged that the government has not been able to give due priority to the infrastructure sector in the lack of enough resources as the present government also has bigger responsibility of social security of citizens.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"The Constitution has guaranteed more than 30 fundamental rights to the people and majority of them are related to social security. Along with this, the government also has to ensure availability of resources (administrative) to all the local governments across the country," the statement quoted Khatiwada as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In such context, Khatiwada said that the government is promoting support and investment from the private sector for desired economic goals and development aspirations of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, ample investment in the infrastructure, including roadways, railways, airways and the tourism infrastructures will ensure easy entry of the private sector in the development process. Along with this, the government is seeking private sector support also to diversify and divide risks. However, Khatiwada said that some infrastructure projects can also be operated in business model in a bid to attract private sector investment in those projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Radesh Panta, former chief executive officer of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) said that the country today needs quality investment for which the government should ensure necessary subsidy packages and coordination with investors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">World Bank vice president Jingdong Huo said that the World Bank has been contributing to the private sector-oriented economic development in Nepal. As per him, the World Bank has been operating 25 projects in Nepal at present while $2.6 billion worth new projects have been initiated in Nepal lately. Moreover, Huo said that majority of economic indicators of Nepal today are satisfactory, the statement added. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11142', 'image' => '20190912041226_20190823015455_20180724052602_IMG_0298.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11391', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Economic Prosperity through Infrastructure Development’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Addressing the mega event on infrastructure development, which is being organized jointly by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and the Government of Nepal, Director General of the World Bank Woochong Um said that countries including Nepal should focus on development of resilient infrastructure projects considering the rising global temperature and climate change issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, Um said that Nepal should prioritize community-based infrastructure development process so as to link Nepal's development aspirations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. Um also stressed on the effective coordination and partnership between the government and the private sector in the development projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other participants including vice president of CNI Bishnu Kumar Agrawal, former revenue secretary Lal Shankar Ghimire, among others said that business climate in Nepal has been improving in the recent years and urged investors to make investment in different sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said that the private sector can partner with the government in different development projects. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11141', 'image' => '20190912035306_1568279303.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11389', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Plaza Announces Special Package for Rara Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel said that it announced the package to facilitate domestic as well as foreign tourists to visit the beautiful lake during the festive holidays and to promote the Visit Nepal Year campaign.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel has already organized New Delhi- Rara car tour to promote Rara. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The package announced for the upcoming season offers special discount. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under this package, it costs Rs 16,500 to Rs 20,000 per person for visiting Rara by vehicle and hiring a guide. Likewise, travelling to Rara by foot for a six-night, seven-day tour with camp fire and food and accommodation costs between Rs 22,500 to Rs 25,000 while the cost of traveling through air for three-night and four-day stay is Rs 35,000 to Rs 42,000. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rara lake, which is the biggest lake of Nepal, lies in Mugu district of Karnali Province. The 10.8 square kilometer lake is renowned for its changing colour.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Besides a variety of flora including Rhododendron, the Rara National Park also boasts of endangered fauna species like red panda and other animals and birds including spiny blabber, Himalayan black bear, deer, musk deer, snow leopard, lophophorus among others.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This place, which is considered a heaven on earth, also welcomes Siberian migratory birds during summer season when the temperature is favourable.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11140', 'image' => '20190912013703_aafddf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11390', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unpaid labourers demand resignation of Melamchi official', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The victims demanded Kandel’s resignation arguing that they have not been paid even though the deposit of the Italian company, which left the project incomplete, has been frozen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The local laborers, suppliers and subcontractors have been protesting against the project authorities claiming that the Italian contractor of the project, CMC di Ravenna, did not provide them their dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a sub-contractor, Buddhi Krishna Lamichhane, the victims have handed over a memorandum to the prime minister, Ministry of Water Supply, Melamchi Project and the local unit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Melamchi Water Supply Project Victim’s Struggle Committee, the unpaid laborers who worked for CMC owe Rs 87.4 million to the project. However, the government is planning to provide only Rs 30.2 million as relief to the laborers so that they can celebrate Dashain festival. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The members of the struggle committee remain dissatisfied with this provision of the government. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ongoing protest by the unpaid workers has troubled the newly selected contractor, Sinohydro Corporation Ltd about their safety. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11139', 'image' => '20190912035409_1568269322.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11388', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PATA Nepal to Organize NICE Expo in February', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal informed that the tri-nation tourism expo, which is a first of its kind event, is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from February 21 to 24, 2020. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The tri-nation tourism expo is a noble concept envisioned by PATA Nepal chapter for bringing together tourism and hospitality stakeholders of Nepal, India, and China, in a single platform. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunil Shakya, chairman of PATA Nepal chapter, during a press conference held in the capital on Wednesday, September 11, informed that the tri-nation expo will have unparalleled networking and business opportunities, industry insights, and inspiration between the tourism entrepreneurs of the three neighboring countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal is rightly and geopolitically placed between the two giant economies and can contribute hugely in bridging the gap between the two countries, which have arranged bilateral trade but, have never organized a tri-nation event, Shakya added. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal chapter in a statement informed that the expo aims to bring together the two emerging giant economies and tourism powerhouses - India and China -- to foster the untapped tourism potentials and integrated business opportunities with Nepal as a facilitator. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE aims to further help to consolidate the relationship between the three countries, focusing mainly in the field of tourism and hospitality, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">China and India are two of the largest outbound source markets in the world with Nepal as one of its immediate recipient nations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">According to 2018 statistics, approximately 150 million Chinese traveled abroad, out of which only 0.1% visited Nepal while only 0.75% of Indian tourists visited Nepal out of 25.85 million total outbound Indian visitors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE will feature 200 plus regional buyers, 100 exhibitors, 15 plus keynote speakers, and hundreds of guests and delegates including government officials, media invitees, and trade visitors. It aims to mark the national celebration of Visit Nepal Year 2020, informed Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We will be collaborating with different tourism organizations and stakeholders in Nepal, India, and China; and we seek the active cooperation and support from all our partners, sponsors, airlines,</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">hotels, media and the entire travel-trade fraternity of our nation– Nepal for making this the historic initiative successful,” said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p> </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"><strong> </strong> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11138', 'image' => '20190912124724_7.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11387', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Tourism Board launches ‘photonepal.travel’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai inaugurated the website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The minister said that the website could be a helpful platform in promoting Nepal’s diversity around the world.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He also said that the website is a brilliant platform for photographers to display their photos.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“One can use the search feature available on the website to search for their desired pictures and to share their photos,” informed senior official of NTB, Sudan Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the board, the website is visited by approximately 5000 people per day and around 50 people sign up for it daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The board also revealed that the website displays one thousand photos currently.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11137', 'image' => '20190911033211_1568158664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11382', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Bank tells BFIs to Audit Information Technology System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. The central bank has also instructed BFIs to audit their information technology system.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Earlier, BFIs had to audit only the core banking system but now it has become mandatory for them to audit their IT system as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank issued such circular to BFIs on Tuesday (September 10) to minimize the risk of cyber attacks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank has demanded security audit of IT system and immediate rectification if any anomalies are suggested by the audit report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NRB has also instructed BFIs to make necessary arrangement for capacity building of staff and customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The information technology used in Nepal has come under scrutiny after the recent cyber attack on August 31 in which Chinese nationals stole millions from banks by hacking the ATMs.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Following the heist, the central bank has stepped up efforts to secure the information technology system used by BFIs. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11132', 'image' => '20190911014232_1568162571.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11381', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Furniture Expo Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal Furniture and Furnishing Association said that the five-day event features stalls from both Nepali and foreign furniture producers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers informed that the main attractions of the expo include furniture for kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, as well as outdoor furniture, interior designing, and carpets, marbles, and other furnishing materials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additionally, curtains, mattresses, décor items, home décor, office furniture, home appliances, machinery, and Vaastu-related products are also being displayed in the exhibition.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The expo will conclude on September 15. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11131', 'image' => '20190911012757_1568074911.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11380', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Interconnection Guidelines to Reduce Telecom Charge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers. The new guidelines will replace the Interconnection Guideline 2008.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NTA said the new guidelines have been introduced to regulate communication between two or more telecom service providers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A board meeting of the telecom regulatory body of Nepal had approved the guidelines last week. NTA is preparing to issue a public notice regarding the new guidelines in a few days for the convenience of the service seekers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The guidelines have also fixed the new rate of inter-telecom calls. Director of NTA Min Prasad Aryal said that the new guidelines have fixed new tariffs for interconnection and international calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The new guidelines are expected to reduce the cost of such calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Our policy is to provide service to the customers at a reasonable rate. We will be gradually reducing the rate over a period of time,” said Aryal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the new guidelines, the cost of making a call from one company’s mobile phone to another company’s mobile has been fixed at 10 paisa. The earlier price was 54 paisa.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-10', 'modified' => '2019-09-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11130', 'image' => '20190910031119_Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11379', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oli, Modi Jointly Inaugurate the first Trans-Border Petroleum Pipeline in South Asia', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oli and Modi pressed a button at their respective office to inaugurate the much-anticipated pipeline, which is the first trans-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline which was successfully tested on July 18 has officially started receiving supply of petroleum product from India. In the first phase, the Indian Oil Corporation will supply diesel followed by petrol and kerosene.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nepal and India had agreed to construct the pipeline more than 15 years ago. Initially, the two governments had planned to construct the pipeline from Raxaul to Amlekhgunj. But after the IOC shifted its depot in Motihari, the pipeline was also constructed from Motihari to Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The two prime ministers had jointly inaugurated the construction of the pipeline two years ago by pressing a button from New Delhi during PM Oli’s India visit.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline built with an assistance of Rs 4.4 billion from the Indian government is 69 kilometers long. The pipeline measures 37 kilometers in the Nepali side and 32 towards the Indian side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline can supply 200 kiloleters of petroleum product per hour, according to NOC. The state-owned oil monopoly can store 16,000 kiloleters of petrol in Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline is expected to significantly reduce leakage of petroleum products. 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This, according to the World Bank, would help the banks release loan in the infrastructure development.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank has suggested the concerned authorities to reduce the number of commercial banks to 15. It further said that the number can further be decreased to 10 in collaboration with international banks. The report suggests commercial banks to increase their paid-up capital to Rs 16 billion.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank’s suggestion has come at a time when Nepal Rastra Bank has adopted a policy to encourage ‘big merger’ in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Although the central bank is planning to reduce the number of commercial banks, it has not specifically decided the number of such banks. However, the central bank officials say they have tentatively decided to halve the number of commercial banks.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11147', 'image' => '20190913030014_Nepal-Infrastructure-Summit-2019.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11396', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal, Malaysia agree to Resume Recruitment of Migrant Workers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year. This has paved the way to resume the recruitment process of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia, which was halted since the last 15 months.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Authorities of the two countries held a three-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week after which they decided to implement the landmark agreement of the past.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">As per the agreement, Nepali workers can apply for jobs in Malaysia without paying any amount for the recruitment process.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Both countries have also agreed to audit the financial report of the institutions which conduct health check-up of aspiring migrant workers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">For this, a technical team of Malaysia will visit Nepal in November. The team will investigate 86 out of 122 government-listed health institutes. However, the 36 institutes which had been providing bio-medical test service for Malaysia-bound workers will not have to undergo inspection again.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Malaysia’s Human Resource Policy Department’s chief Betty Hasan and Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment of Nepal, Ram Prasad Ghimire, signed the agreement on Thursday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The government had halted sending Nepali workers to Malaysia on May 16, 2018 stating that the workers were being cheated by manpower agencies responsible for the recruitment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11146', 'image' => '20190913021225_nanister (2).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11395', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Report Highlights Private Sector Solutions for Sustainable Development in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The World Bank’s report on Infrastructure Sector Assessment launched Thursday on the sidelines of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 assesses the energy, transport and urban infrastructure sectors together with cross-cutting issues and recommends interventions that combine short-term and longer-term structural and policy changes with tailored project implementation approaches to unlock private sector financing and cooperation with the public sector.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“For real benefits to accrue to Nepal’s citizens, the quality and sustainability of infrastructure services needs to improve with substantial and efficient investment,” a statement issued by the World Bank quoted Jingdong Hua, World Bank’s vice president and treasurer, as saying. “Unlocking private sector investment is key to sustainable infrastructure development to promote growth and equity and providing access to services, jobs and markets.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The report states that Nepal’s investment needs average 10-15 percent of GDP annually over the next decade as the country aspires to graduate from least developed country status by 2022 and towards middle-income country by 2030.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the World Bank, Nepal has historically relied on a mix of public and private financing in the electricity sector and a two to four-fold increase in investment is needed to meet the country’s projected electricity demand.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Likewise, public and private resources are key to developing the country’s transport infrastructure and address the issues of chronic underinvestment and improvements in connectivity and safety. Nepal is also among the fastest growing urban populations and while local governments under the federal setup are primarily responsible for public service delivery, the urban sector faces a paradoxical case of insufficient capital expenditure to meet demand on one hand and low capital spending on the other, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“The country’s transition to federalism presents a unique opportunity to define roles, establish clarity, and build a renewed, strong partnership between the public and private sector,” stated Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough, World Bank’s country director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“In our aim to maximize finance for development, a strong focus is required in the areas of governance and capacity and regulatory frameworks together with a lens on gender and social inclusion and social and environmental management.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">While public investment is integral, particularly in sub-sectors that require large investment, the report recommends creating a conducive environment for private sector participation through sector-level groundwork, sustainable project structures, systematic and strategic public investment management and project selection, and investment-friendly policies and regulations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Given the huge funding gap and about 30 million population eager to see speedy improvements in their quality of life, public-private partnerships (PPP) can be a useful tool for Nepal to leverage expertise and efficiency of the private sector while raising capital to meet the development needs of the country,” said Wendy Werner, IFC country manager for Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The infrastructure sector assessment report follows a consultative approach to use in-depth analysis to develop a roadmap of interventions to debottleneck private sector and commercial investments. The report provides a set of recommendations for each sector in the areas of building the institutional and regulatory environment, strengthening financial viability, increasing availability of long-term finance, sectoral strengthening, developing an enabling environment for foreign investment, governance and public investment management, gender and social inclusion, and environment and social management.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11145', 'image' => '20190913092024_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11394', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government, World Bank take Stock of Implementation Progress of Projects', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. ', 'content' => '<p>September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. </p> <p>A joint statement issued by the government and the WB states that the projects supported by the WB were reviewed in detail at the concerned line ministries from September 9 to 11. </p> <p>The meetings were chaired by the respective secretaries and were attended by senior officials of the line ministries, respective departments and the World Bank. The concluding meeting on September 12 was chaired by Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada and WB Country Director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough.</p> <p>Of the 24 projects, 20 are investment projects (about US$ 1.78 billion), three Program for Results operations (about US$ 468 million) and one Development Policy Credit (about US$ 100 million) spread across various sectors - energy, transport, earthquake housing reconstruction, education, health, social protection, water and irrigation, agriculture and livestock, and public financial management sectors.</p> <p>"The government acknowledges the support of the WB and its assistance to the country's development priorities," stated Finance Minister Khatiwada. “The review is an opportunity to learn and apply good practices across the different sectors while chalking out a roadmap that can be used to enhance project outcomes which in turn will ensure that development finance received by Nepal is utilized most productively.”</p> <p>The annual stocktaking exercise is organized to review the performance of ongoing projects, assess the impact of federal transition, review procurement and disbursement performance and discuss implementation challenges and agree on remedial measures, the statement further said.</p> <p>“The World Bank celebrates 50 years of the first International Development Association credit to Nepal this year on November 4, 2019 when the first project in the telecommunications sector was approved by the World Bank Board. We are indeed proud to be a trusted partner in Nepal’s development agenda,” stated Pswarayi-Riddihough. “We are encouraged by the successful implementation of projects in Nepal and look forward to working with the government to address implementation bottlenecks for effective and timely completion of projects for the benefit of the people of Nepal.”</p> <p>Following the review, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank agreed on core actions that would help to accelerate project implementation including specific actions that can improve the implementation environment under the new federal structure.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11144', 'image' => '20190913090032_GoN-WB Joint Portfolio Review.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11393', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market watch 12th September(Thursday)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The CMP of 26th Bhadra is below the pivot of 29th Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Current Price (CMP): 1157.88</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1163.71<br /> H: 1192.33<br /> L: 1156.38<br /> C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1147.09</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1151.73</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1154.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1159.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1162.53</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1167.17</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1170.25</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1192.07<br /> H: 1192.33</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">L: 1156.38</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the Last Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1109.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1132.91</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1145.40</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1168.86</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1181.35</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1204.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1217.30</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the month of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1139.02</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1180.41</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1202.22</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1243.61</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1265.42</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1306.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1328.62</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Update:</span></span></strong><br /> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Month of Shrawan : 888.27 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 154.59 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 162.48 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 3<sup>rd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 194.21 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">24<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 23.79 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">25<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 34.17 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 37.61 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commentary:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>Today NEPSE market has remained negative throughout the day. Along with the market other sub indices are also negative. Today, NEPSE Market has lost 0.46% and Sensitive index has lost 0.39%. The Float index has also decreased by 0.40% and the Sensitive Float has decreased by 0.26% today.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>The turnover of today is more than that of previous day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>3.</strong>Out of the 11 Sub-indices traded today, all of them are negative. The noticeable changes are negative on Hotels by 1.29%, Hydropower by 0.97% and Banking by 0.26%.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>4.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 22<sup>nd</sup> Bhadra. Similarly, it is below the weekly pivot and the monthly pivot. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Closing Price</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 4.70 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">112</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 3.54 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">448</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.62 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">203</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.02 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">315</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CBBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.49 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">470</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Gainers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KPCL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">84.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICGF</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">8.87</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.14</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NGPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">100.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.09</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GILB</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">725.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.98</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">81.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.53</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Losers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">96.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.79</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HURJA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">115.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.50</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">265.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-5.01</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AKPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">137.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.86</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GHL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">68.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.22</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector Wise Summary: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Values</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover volume</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Total Transaction</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commercial Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 18.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">619,082</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2,344</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Finance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.34 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">25,892</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">100</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hotels</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.41 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">13,509</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">72</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manufacturing And Processing</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.59 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9,811</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">88</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Others</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.09 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">20,835</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">136</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hydro Power</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.36 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">150,950</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1,797</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Non Life Insurance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.27 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">27,932</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">298</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Development Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.71 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">90,404</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">356</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred Stock</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">57,647</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">26</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mutual Fund</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 6.31 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">452,555</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">16</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/9th%20sep%202019%20joke.jpg" style="height:484px; width:1062px" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conclusion: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>Observing the candle stick patterns of today, it Black Opening Marubozu. In a clear downtrend, the emergence of such a candle preceded by a price gap may predict the acceleration of declines. The shorter the shadow is, the more negative the candle's significance.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11143', 'image' => '20190912052847_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11392', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal has Conducive Environment for Investment: Finance Minister', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). Citing that all foreign firms in the country have been making up to 25 per cent return against the global average of 10 per cent, Khatiwada reportedly said that Nepal is a better option for investors in terms of rate of return.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Speaking at a session of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 on Wednesday, Khatiwada said that the government is in the process of conducting sovereign credit rating to facilitate possible businesses in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">However, the statement said Khatiwada acknowledged that the government has not been able to give due priority to the infrastructure sector in the lack of enough resources as the present government also has bigger responsibility of social security of citizens.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"The Constitution has guaranteed more than 30 fundamental rights to the people and majority of them are related to social security. Along with this, the government also has to ensure availability of resources (administrative) to all the local governments across the country," the statement quoted Khatiwada as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In such context, Khatiwada said that the government is promoting support and investment from the private sector for desired economic goals and development aspirations of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, ample investment in the infrastructure, including roadways, railways, airways and the tourism infrastructures will ensure easy entry of the private sector in the development process. Along with this, the government is seeking private sector support also to diversify and divide risks. However, Khatiwada said that some infrastructure projects can also be operated in business model in a bid to attract private sector investment in those projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Radesh Panta, former chief executive officer of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) said that the country today needs quality investment for which the government should ensure necessary subsidy packages and coordination with investors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">World Bank vice president Jingdong Huo said that the World Bank has been contributing to the private sector-oriented economic development in Nepal. As per him, the World Bank has been operating 25 projects in Nepal at present while $2.6 billion worth new projects have been initiated in Nepal lately. Moreover, Huo said that majority of economic indicators of Nepal today are satisfactory, the statement added. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11142', 'image' => '20190912041226_20190823015455_20180724052602_IMG_0298.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11391', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Economic Prosperity through Infrastructure Development’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Addressing the mega event on infrastructure development, which is being organized jointly by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and the Government of Nepal, Director General of the World Bank Woochong Um said that countries including Nepal should focus on development of resilient infrastructure projects considering the rising global temperature and climate change issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, Um said that Nepal should prioritize community-based infrastructure development process so as to link Nepal's development aspirations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. Um also stressed on the effective coordination and partnership between the government and the private sector in the development projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other participants including vice president of CNI Bishnu Kumar Agrawal, former revenue secretary Lal Shankar Ghimire, among others said that business climate in Nepal has been improving in the recent years and urged investors to make investment in different sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said that the private sector can partner with the government in different development projects. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11141', 'image' => '20190912035306_1568279303.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11389', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Plaza Announces Special Package for Rara Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel said that it announced the package to facilitate domestic as well as foreign tourists to visit the beautiful lake during the festive holidays and to promote the Visit Nepal Year campaign.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel has already organized New Delhi- Rara car tour to promote Rara. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The package announced for the upcoming season offers special discount. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under this package, it costs Rs 16,500 to Rs 20,000 per person for visiting Rara by vehicle and hiring a guide. Likewise, travelling to Rara by foot for a six-night, seven-day tour with camp fire and food and accommodation costs between Rs 22,500 to Rs 25,000 while the cost of traveling through air for three-night and four-day stay is Rs 35,000 to Rs 42,000. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rara lake, which is the biggest lake of Nepal, lies in Mugu district of Karnali Province. The 10.8 square kilometer lake is renowned for its changing colour.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Besides a variety of flora including Rhododendron, the Rara National Park also boasts of endangered fauna species like red panda and other animals and birds including spiny blabber, Himalayan black bear, deer, musk deer, snow leopard, lophophorus among others.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This place, which is considered a heaven on earth, also welcomes Siberian migratory birds during summer season when the temperature is favourable.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11140', 'image' => '20190912013703_aafddf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11390', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unpaid labourers demand resignation of Melamchi official', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The victims demanded Kandel’s resignation arguing that they have not been paid even though the deposit of the Italian company, which left the project incomplete, has been frozen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The local laborers, suppliers and subcontractors have been protesting against the project authorities claiming that the Italian contractor of the project, CMC di Ravenna, did not provide them their dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a sub-contractor, Buddhi Krishna Lamichhane, the victims have handed over a memorandum to the prime minister, Ministry of Water Supply, Melamchi Project and the local unit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Melamchi Water Supply Project Victim’s Struggle Committee, the unpaid laborers who worked for CMC owe Rs 87.4 million to the project. However, the government is planning to provide only Rs 30.2 million as relief to the laborers so that they can celebrate Dashain festival. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The members of the struggle committee remain dissatisfied with this provision of the government. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ongoing protest by the unpaid workers has troubled the newly selected contractor, Sinohydro Corporation Ltd about their safety. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11139', 'image' => '20190912035409_1568269322.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11388', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PATA Nepal to Organize NICE Expo in February', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal informed that the tri-nation tourism expo, which is a first of its kind event, is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from February 21 to 24, 2020. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The tri-nation tourism expo is a noble concept envisioned by PATA Nepal chapter for bringing together tourism and hospitality stakeholders of Nepal, India, and China, in a single platform. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunil Shakya, chairman of PATA Nepal chapter, during a press conference held in the capital on Wednesday, September 11, informed that the tri-nation expo will have unparalleled networking and business opportunities, industry insights, and inspiration between the tourism entrepreneurs of the three neighboring countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal is rightly and geopolitically placed between the two giant economies and can contribute hugely in bridging the gap between the two countries, which have arranged bilateral trade but, have never organized a tri-nation event, Shakya added. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal chapter in a statement informed that the expo aims to bring together the two emerging giant economies and tourism powerhouses - India and China -- to foster the untapped tourism potentials and integrated business opportunities with Nepal as a facilitator. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE aims to further help to consolidate the relationship between the three countries, focusing mainly in the field of tourism and hospitality, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">China and India are two of the largest outbound source markets in the world with Nepal as one of its immediate recipient nations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">According to 2018 statistics, approximately 150 million Chinese traveled abroad, out of which only 0.1% visited Nepal while only 0.75% of Indian tourists visited Nepal out of 25.85 million total outbound Indian visitors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE will feature 200 plus regional buyers, 100 exhibitors, 15 plus keynote speakers, and hundreds of guests and delegates including government officials, media invitees, and trade visitors. It aims to mark the national celebration of Visit Nepal Year 2020, informed Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We will be collaborating with different tourism organizations and stakeholders in Nepal, India, and China; and we seek the active cooperation and support from all our partners, sponsors, airlines,</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">hotels, media and the entire travel-trade fraternity of our nation– Nepal for making this the historic initiative successful,” said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p> </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"><strong> </strong> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11138', 'image' => '20190912124724_7.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11387', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Tourism Board launches ‘photonepal.travel’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai inaugurated the website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The minister said that the website could be a helpful platform in promoting Nepal’s diversity around the world.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He also said that the website is a brilliant platform for photographers to display their photos.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“One can use the search feature available on the website to search for their desired pictures and to share their photos,” informed senior official of NTB, Sudan Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the board, the website is visited by approximately 5000 people per day and around 50 people sign up for it daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The board also revealed that the website displays one thousand photos currently.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11137', 'image' => '20190911033211_1568158664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11382', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Bank tells BFIs to Audit Information Technology System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. The central bank has also instructed BFIs to audit their information technology system.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Earlier, BFIs had to audit only the core banking system but now it has become mandatory for them to audit their IT system as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank issued such circular to BFIs on Tuesday (September 10) to minimize the risk of cyber attacks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank has demanded security audit of IT system and immediate rectification if any anomalies are suggested by the audit report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NRB has also instructed BFIs to make necessary arrangement for capacity building of staff and customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The information technology used in Nepal has come under scrutiny after the recent cyber attack on August 31 in which Chinese nationals stole millions from banks by hacking the ATMs.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Following the heist, the central bank has stepped up efforts to secure the information technology system used by BFIs. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11132', 'image' => '20190911014232_1568162571.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11381', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Furniture Expo Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal Furniture and Furnishing Association said that the five-day event features stalls from both Nepali and foreign furniture producers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers informed that the main attractions of the expo include furniture for kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, as well as outdoor furniture, interior designing, and carpets, marbles, and other furnishing materials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additionally, curtains, mattresses, décor items, home décor, office furniture, home appliances, machinery, and Vaastu-related products are also being displayed in the exhibition.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The expo will conclude on September 15. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11131', 'image' => '20190911012757_1568074911.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11380', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Interconnection Guidelines to Reduce Telecom Charge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers. The new guidelines will replace the Interconnection Guideline 2008.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NTA said the new guidelines have been introduced to regulate communication between two or more telecom service providers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A board meeting of the telecom regulatory body of Nepal had approved the guidelines last week. NTA is preparing to issue a public notice regarding the new guidelines in a few days for the convenience of the service seekers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The guidelines have also fixed the new rate of inter-telecom calls. Director of NTA Min Prasad Aryal said that the new guidelines have fixed new tariffs for interconnection and international calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The new guidelines are expected to reduce the cost of such calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Our policy is to provide service to the customers at a reasonable rate. We will be gradually reducing the rate over a period of time,” said Aryal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the new guidelines, the cost of making a call from one company’s mobile phone to another company’s mobile has been fixed at 10 paisa. The earlier price was 54 paisa.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-10', 'modified' => '2019-09-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11130', 'image' => '20190910031119_Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11379', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oli, Modi Jointly Inaugurate the first Trans-Border Petroleum Pipeline in South Asia', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oli and Modi pressed a button at their respective office to inaugurate the much-anticipated pipeline, which is the first trans-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline which was successfully tested on July 18 has officially started receiving supply of petroleum product from India. In the first phase, the Indian Oil Corporation will supply diesel followed by petrol and kerosene.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nepal and India had agreed to construct the pipeline more than 15 years ago. Initially, the two governments had planned to construct the pipeline from Raxaul to Amlekhgunj. But after the IOC shifted its depot in Motihari, the pipeline was also constructed from Motihari to Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The two prime ministers had jointly inaugurated the construction of the pipeline two years ago by pressing a button from New Delhi during PM Oli’s India visit.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline built with an assistance of Rs 4.4 billion from the Indian government is 69 kilometers long. The pipeline measures 37 kilometers in the Nepali side and 32 towards the Indian side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline can supply 200 kiloleters of petroleum product per hour, according to NOC. The state-owned oil monopoly can store 16,000 kiloleters of petrol in Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline is expected to significantly reduce leakage of petroleum products. 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This, according to the World Bank, would help the banks release loan in the infrastructure development.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank has suggested the concerned authorities to reduce the number of commercial banks to 15. It further said that the number can further be decreased to 10 in collaboration with international banks. The report suggests commercial banks to increase their paid-up capital to Rs 16 billion.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The World Bank’s suggestion has come at a time when Nepal Rastra Bank has adopted a policy to encourage ‘big merger’ in the country.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Although the central bank is planning to reduce the number of commercial banks, it has not specifically decided the number of such banks. However, the central bank officials say they have tentatively decided to halve the number of commercial banks.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11147', 'image' => '20190913030014_Nepal-Infrastructure-Summit-2019.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11396', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal, Malaysia agree to Resume Recruitment of Migrant Workers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">September 13: Nepal and Malaysia have agreed to implement the Labour Agreement signed between the two countries on October 29 last year. This has paved the way to resume the recruitment process of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia, which was halted since the last 15 months.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Authorities of the two countries held a three-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week after which they decided to implement the landmark agreement of the past.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">As per the agreement, Nepali workers can apply for jobs in Malaysia without paying any amount for the recruitment process.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Both countries have also agreed to audit the financial report of the institutions which conduct health check-up of aspiring migrant workers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">For this, a technical team of Malaysia will visit Nepal in November. The team will investigate 86 out of 122 government-listed health institutes. However, the 36 institutes which had been providing bio-medical test service for Malaysia-bound workers will not have to undergo inspection again.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">Malaysia’s Human Resource Policy Department’s chief Betty Hasan and Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment of Nepal, Ram Prasad Ghimire, signed the agreement on Thursday.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">The government had halted sending Nepali workers to Malaysia on May 16, 2018 stating that the workers were being cheated by manpower agencies responsible for the recruitment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11146', 'image' => '20190913021225_nanister (2).JPG', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11395', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank Report Highlights Private Sector Solutions for Sustainable Development in Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 13: A report prepared by the World Bank says it is the right time to mobilize private sector solutions in Nepal to close the infrastructure gap on the path to achieving the country’s growth aspirations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The World Bank’s report on Infrastructure Sector Assessment launched Thursday on the sidelines of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 assesses the energy, transport and urban infrastructure sectors together with cross-cutting issues and recommends interventions that combine short-term and longer-term structural and policy changes with tailored project implementation approaches to unlock private sector financing and cooperation with the public sector.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“For real benefits to accrue to Nepal’s citizens, the quality and sustainability of infrastructure services needs to improve with substantial and efficient investment,” a statement issued by the World Bank quoted Jingdong Hua, World Bank’s vice president and treasurer, as saying. “Unlocking private sector investment is key to sustainable infrastructure development to promote growth and equity and providing access to services, jobs and markets.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The report states that Nepal’s investment needs average 10-15 percent of GDP annually over the next decade as the country aspires to graduate from least developed country status by 2022 and towards middle-income country by 2030.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the World Bank, Nepal has historically relied on a mix of public and private financing in the electricity sector and a two to four-fold increase in investment is needed to meet the country’s projected electricity demand.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Likewise, public and private resources are key to developing the country’s transport infrastructure and address the issues of chronic underinvestment and improvements in connectivity and safety. Nepal is also among the fastest growing urban populations and while local governments under the federal setup are primarily responsible for public service delivery, the urban sector faces a paradoxical case of insufficient capital expenditure to meet demand on one hand and low capital spending on the other, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“The country’s transition to federalism presents a unique opportunity to define roles, establish clarity, and build a renewed, strong partnership between the public and private sector,” stated Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough, World Bank’s country director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“In our aim to maximize finance for development, a strong focus is required in the areas of governance and capacity and regulatory frameworks together with a lens on gender and social inclusion and social and environmental management.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">While public investment is integral, particularly in sub-sectors that require large investment, the report recommends creating a conducive environment for private sector participation through sector-level groundwork, sustainable project structures, systematic and strategic public investment management and project selection, and investment-friendly policies and regulations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Given the huge funding gap and about 30 million population eager to see speedy improvements in their quality of life, public-private partnerships (PPP) can be a useful tool for Nepal to leverage expertise and efficiency of the private sector while raising capital to meet the development needs of the country,” said Wendy Werner, IFC country manager for Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The infrastructure sector assessment report follows a consultative approach to use in-depth analysis to develop a roadmap of interventions to debottleneck private sector and commercial investments. The report provides a set of recommendations for each sector in the areas of building the institutional and regulatory environment, strengthening financial viability, increasing availability of long-term finance, sectoral strengthening, developing an enabling environment for foreign investment, governance and public investment management, gender and social inclusion, and environment and social management.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11145', 'image' => '20190913092024_aaaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11394', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Government, World Bank take Stock of Implementation Progress of Projects', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. ', 'content' => '<p>September 13: The Government of Nepal and the World Bank (WB) jointly concluded the portfolio review covering 24 WB-financed projects with a total commitment of US$ 2.35 billion. </p> <p>A joint statement issued by the government and the WB states that the projects supported by the WB were reviewed in detail at the concerned line ministries from September 9 to 11. </p> <p>The meetings were chaired by the respective secretaries and were attended by senior officials of the line ministries, respective departments and the World Bank. The concluding meeting on September 12 was chaired by Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada and WB Country Director for Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough.</p> <p>Of the 24 projects, 20 are investment projects (about US$ 1.78 billion), three Program for Results operations (about US$ 468 million) and one Development Policy Credit (about US$ 100 million) spread across various sectors - energy, transport, earthquake housing reconstruction, education, health, social protection, water and irrigation, agriculture and livestock, and public financial management sectors.</p> <p>"The government acknowledges the support of the WB and its assistance to the country's development priorities," stated Finance Minister Khatiwada. “The review is an opportunity to learn and apply good practices across the different sectors while chalking out a roadmap that can be used to enhance project outcomes which in turn will ensure that development finance received by Nepal is utilized most productively.”</p> <p>The annual stocktaking exercise is organized to review the performance of ongoing projects, assess the impact of federal transition, review procurement and disbursement performance and discuss implementation challenges and agree on remedial measures, the statement further said.</p> <p>“The World Bank celebrates 50 years of the first International Development Association credit to Nepal this year on November 4, 2019 when the first project in the telecommunications sector was approved by the World Bank Board. We are indeed proud to be a trusted partner in Nepal’s development agenda,” stated Pswarayi-Riddihough. “We are encouraged by the successful implementation of projects in Nepal and look forward to working with the government to address implementation bottlenecks for effective and timely completion of projects for the benefit of the people of Nepal.”</p> <p>Following the review, the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank agreed on core actions that would help to accelerate project implementation including specific actions that can improve the implementation environment under the new federal structure.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-13', 'modified' => '2019-09-13', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11144', 'image' => '20190913090032_GoN-WB Joint Portfolio Review.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-13 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11393', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Market watch 12th September(Thursday)', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The CMP of 26th Bhadra is below the pivot of 29th Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing NEPSE Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Current Price (CMP): 1157.88</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1163.71<br /> H: 1192.33<br /> L: 1156.38<br /> C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1147.09</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1151.73</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1154.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1159.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1162.53</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1167.17</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1170.25</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OHLC Update of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">O: 1192.07<br /> H: 1192.33</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">L: 1156.38</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">C: 1157.88</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the Last Week of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; vertical-align:top; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1109.45</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1132.91</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1145.40</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1168.86</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1181.35</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1204.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1217.30</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot for the month of Bhadra:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:632px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pivot</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R1</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R2</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">R3</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:79px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1139.02</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1180.41</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1202.22</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1243.61</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1265.42</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1306.81</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:34px; width:92px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1328.62</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Update:</span></span></strong><br /> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Month of Shrawan : 888.27 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 1<sup>st</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 154.59 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 2<sup>nd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 162.48 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 3<sup>rd</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. 194.21 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volume of 4<sup>th</sup> Week of Bhadra: NRs. Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">24<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 23.79 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">25<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 34.17 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra : NRs. 37.61 Crores</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commentary:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>Today NEPSE market has remained negative throughout the day. Along with the market other sub indices are also negative. Today, NEPSE Market has lost 0.46% and Sensitive index has lost 0.39%. The Float index has also decreased by 0.40% and the Sensitive Float has decreased by 0.26% today.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>The turnover of today is more than that of previous day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>3.</strong>Out of the 11 Sub-indices traded today, all of them are negative. The noticeable changes are negative on Hotels by 1.29%, Hydropower by 0.97% and Banking by 0.26%.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>4.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 22<sup>nd</sup> Bhadra. Similarly, it is below the weekly pivot and the monthly pivot. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Scrips by turnovers:</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Closing Price</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 4.70 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">112</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 3.54 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">448</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.62 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">203</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NBL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.02 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">315</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CBBLPO</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.49 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">470</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Gainers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KPCL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">84.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICGF</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">8.87</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.8px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.14</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NGPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">100.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3.09</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GILB</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">725.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.98</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">81.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:1px; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2.53</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Top 5 Losers: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:602px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scrips</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LTP</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Percentage Change(in%)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AHPC</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">96.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.79</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HURJA</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">115.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-6.50</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">265.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-5.01</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AKPL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">137.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.86</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:201px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">GHL</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:202px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">68.00</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:199px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-4.22</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector Wise Summary: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sector</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover Values</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turnover volume</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:1px solid black; height:39px; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Total Transaction</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Commercial Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 18.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">619,082</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2,344</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Finance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.34 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">25,892</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">100</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hotels</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.41 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">13,509</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">72</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manufacturing And Processing</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.59 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9,811</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">88</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Others</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.09 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">20,835</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">136</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hydro Power</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 2.36 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">150,950</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1,797</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Non Life Insurance</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.27 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">27,932</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">298</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Development Banks</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 1.71 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">90,404</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">356</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred Stock</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 0.05 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">57,647</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">26</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#bfbfbf; border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:1px solid black; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:221px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mutual Fund</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; vertical-align:top; width:151px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NRs. 6.31 Crores</span></span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:132px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">452,555</span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-top:none; height:.35in; width:137px"> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">16</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img alt="" src="/app/webroot/userfiles/images/9th%20sep%202019%20joke.jpg" style="height:484px; width:1062px" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Pic. Showing Sensitive Candle Stick Chart</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conclusion: </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>1.</strong>The CMP of 26<sup>th</sup> Bhadra is below the pivot of 29<sup>th</sup> Bhadra and the volume is more than that of the last traded day. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>2.</strong>Observing the candle stick patterns of today, it Black Opening Marubozu. In a clear downtrend, the emergence of such a candle preceded by a price gap may predict the acceleration of declines. The shorter the shadow is, the more negative the candle's significance.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11143', 'image' => '20190912052847_3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => true, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '22' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11392', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal has Conducive Environment for Investment: Finance Minister', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that Nepal has developed conducive environment for doing business and investment, according to a statement issued by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). Citing that all foreign firms in the country have been making up to 25 per cent return against the global average of 10 per cent, Khatiwada reportedly said that Nepal is a better option for investors in terms of rate of return.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Speaking at a session of the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 on Wednesday, Khatiwada said that the government is in the process of conducting sovereign credit rating to facilitate possible businesses in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">However, the statement said Khatiwada acknowledged that the government has not been able to give due priority to the infrastructure sector in the lack of enough resources as the present government also has bigger responsibility of social security of citizens.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"The Constitution has guaranteed more than 30 fundamental rights to the people and majority of them are related to social security. Along with this, the government also has to ensure availability of resources (administrative) to all the local governments across the country," the statement quoted Khatiwada as saying. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In such context, Khatiwada said that the government is promoting support and investment from the private sector for desired economic goals and development aspirations of the country. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to him, ample investment in the infrastructure, including roadways, railways, airways and the tourism infrastructures will ensure easy entry of the private sector in the development process. Along with this, the government is seeking private sector support also to diversify and divide risks. However, Khatiwada said that some infrastructure projects can also be operated in business model in a bid to attract private sector investment in those projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Radesh Panta, former chief executive officer of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) said that the country today needs quality investment for which the government should ensure necessary subsidy packages and coordination with investors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">World Bank vice president Jingdong Huo said that the World Bank has been contributing to the private sector-oriented economic development in Nepal. As per him, the World Bank has been operating 25 projects in Nepal at present while $2.6 billion worth new projects have been initiated in Nepal lately. Moreover, Huo said that majority of economic indicators of Nepal today are satisfactory, the statement added. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11142', 'image' => '20190912041226_20190823015455_20180724052602_IMG_0298.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11391', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '‘Economic Prosperity through Infrastructure Development’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">September 12: Speakers at a session in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which kicked off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said that Nepal can achieve its desired economic growth and development goals through the development of infrastructures. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Addressing the mega event on infrastructure development, which is being organized jointly by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and the Government of Nepal, Director General of the World Bank Woochong Um said that countries including Nepal should focus on development of resilient infrastructure projects considering the rising global temperature and climate change issues.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, Um said that Nepal should prioritize community-based infrastructure development process so as to link Nepal's development aspirations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. Um also stressed on the effective coordination and partnership between the government and the private sector in the development projects. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other participants including vice president of CNI Bishnu Kumar Agrawal, former revenue secretary Lal Shankar Ghimire, among others said that business climate in Nepal has been improving in the recent years and urged investors to make investment in different sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said that the private sector can partner with the government in different development projects. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11141', 'image' => '20190912035306_1568279303.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11389', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Plaza Announces Special Package for Rara Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">September 12: Central Plaza, a five-star hotel based in Kohalpur, has announced a special package for Rara tour during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel said that it announced the package to facilitate domestic as well as foreign tourists to visit the beautiful lake during the festive holidays and to promote the Visit Nepal Year campaign.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The hotel has already organized New Delhi- Rara car tour to promote Rara. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The package announced for the upcoming season offers special discount. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Under this package, it costs Rs 16,500 to Rs 20,000 per person for visiting Rara by vehicle and hiring a guide. Likewise, travelling to Rara by foot for a six-night, seven-day tour with camp fire and food and accommodation costs between Rs 22,500 to Rs 25,000 while the cost of traveling through air for three-night and four-day stay is Rs 35,000 to Rs 42,000. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rara lake, which is the biggest lake of Nepal, lies in Mugu district of Karnali Province. The 10.8 square kilometer lake is renowned for its changing colour.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Besides a variety of flora including Rhododendron, the Rara National Park also boasts of endangered fauna species like red panda and other animals and birds including spiny blabber, Himalayan black bear, deer, musk deer, snow leopard, lophophorus among others.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This place, which is considered a heaven on earth, also welcomes Siberian migratory birds during summer season when the temperature is favourable.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11140', 'image' => '20190912013703_aafddf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11390', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Unpaid labourers demand resignation of Melamchi official', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 12: A group of unpaid construction workers of the Melamchi Water Supply Project have demanded the resignation of the executive director of the project, Surya Raj Kandel.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The victims demanded Kandel’s resignation arguing that they have not been paid even though the deposit of the Italian company, which left the project incomplete, has been frozen.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The local laborers, suppliers and subcontractors have been protesting against the project authorities claiming that the Italian contractor of the project, CMC di Ravenna, did not provide them their dues.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a sub-contractor, Buddhi Krishna Lamichhane, the victims have handed over a memorandum to the prime minister, Ministry of Water Supply, Melamchi Project and the local unit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Melamchi Water Supply Project Victim’s Struggle Committee, the unpaid laborers who worked for CMC owe Rs 87.4 million to the project. However, the government is planning to provide only Rs 30.2 million as relief to the laborers so that they can celebrate Dashain festival. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The members of the struggle committee remain dissatisfied with this provision of the government. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ongoing protest by the unpaid workers has troubled the newly selected contractor, Sinohydro Corporation Ltd about their safety. </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11139', 'image' => '20190912035409_1568269322.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11388', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PATA Nepal to Organize NICE Expo in February', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 12: Nepal chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in collaboration with Visit Nepal Year 2020 and Nepal Tourism Board is organizing Nepal-India-China Expo (NICE) in Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal informed that the tri-nation tourism expo, which is a first of its kind event, is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from February 21 to 24, 2020. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The tri-nation tourism expo is a noble concept envisioned by PATA Nepal chapter for bringing together tourism and hospitality stakeholders of Nepal, India, and China, in a single platform. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunil Shakya, chairman of PATA Nepal chapter, during a press conference held in the capital on Wednesday, September 11, informed that the tri-nation expo will have unparalleled networking and business opportunities, industry insights, and inspiration between the tourism entrepreneurs of the three neighboring countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal is rightly and geopolitically placed between the two giant economies and can contribute hugely in bridging the gap between the two countries, which have arranged bilateral trade but, have never organized a tri-nation event, Shakya added. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PATA Nepal chapter in a statement informed that the expo aims to bring together the two emerging giant economies and tourism powerhouses - India and China -- to foster the untapped tourism potentials and integrated business opportunities with Nepal as a facilitator. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE aims to further help to consolidate the relationship between the three countries, focusing mainly in the field of tourism and hospitality, the statement added.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">China and India are two of the largest outbound source markets in the world with Nepal as one of its immediate recipient nations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">According to 2018 statistics, approximately 150 million Chinese traveled abroad, out of which only 0.1% visited Nepal while only 0.75% of Indian tourists visited Nepal out of 25.85 million total outbound Indian visitors. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NICE will feature 200 plus regional buyers, 100 exhibitors, 15 plus keynote speakers, and hundreds of guests and delegates including government officials, media invitees, and trade visitors. It aims to mark the national celebration of Visit Nepal Year 2020, informed Shakya.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We will be collaborating with different tourism organizations and stakeholders in Nepal, India, and China; and we seek the active cooperation and support from all our partners, sponsors, airlines,</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">hotels, media and the entire travel-trade fraternity of our nation– Nepal for making this the historic initiative successful,” said Shakya.</span></span></p> <p> </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"><strong> </strong> </span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-12', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11138', 'image' => '20190912124724_7.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-12 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11387', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Tourism Board launches ‘photonepal.travel’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Tourism Board has launched a new website named ‘photonepal.travel’ with the objective to promote tourism in Nepal through the display of photography.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai inaugurated the website on Tuesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The minister said that the website could be a helpful platform in promoting Nepal’s diversity around the world.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He also said that the website is a brilliant platform for photographers to display their photos.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“One can use the search feature available on the website to search for their desired pictures and to share their photos,” informed senior official of NTB, Sudan Subedi.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the board, the website is visited by approximately 5000 people per day and around 50 people sign up for it daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The board also revealed that the website displays one thousand photos currently.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11137', 'image' => '20190911033211_1568158664.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11382', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Central Bank tells BFIs to Audit Information Technology System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 11: Nepal Rastra Bank has directed banks and financial institutions to develop “effective strategy” for protecting their information technology system. The central bank has also instructed BFIs to audit their information technology system.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Earlier, BFIs had to audit only the core banking system but now it has become mandatory for them to audit their IT system as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank issued such circular to BFIs on Tuesday (September 10) to minimize the risk of cyber attacks.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The central bank has demanded security audit of IT system and immediate rectification if any anomalies are suggested by the audit report.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NRB has also instructed BFIs to make necessary arrangement for capacity building of staff and customers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The information technology used in Nepal has come under scrutiny after the recent cyber attack on August 31 in which Chinese nationals stole millions from banks by hacking the ATMs.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Following the heist, the central bank has stepped up efforts to secure the information technology system used by BFIs. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11132', 'image' => '20190911014232_1568162571.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11381', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Furniture Expo Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">September 11: Furniture and Furnishing Expo 2019 kicked off at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu on Wednesday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nepal Furniture and Furnishing Association said that the five-day event features stalls from both Nepali and foreign furniture producers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizers informed that the main attractions of the expo include furniture for kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, as well as outdoor furniture, interior designing, and carpets, marbles, and other furnishing materials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additionally, curtains, mattresses, décor items, home décor, office furniture, home appliances, machinery, and Vaastu-related products are also being displayed in the exhibition.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The expo will conclude on September 15. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-11', 'modified' => '2019-09-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11131', 'image' => '20190911012757_1568074911.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11380', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Interconnection Guidelines to Reduce Telecom Charge', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 10: Nepal Telecommunication Authority has prepared a new set of directives related to interconnection between variosu service providers. The new guidelines will replace the Interconnection Guideline 2008.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NTA said the new guidelines have been introduced to regulate communication between two or more telecom service providers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A board meeting of the telecom regulatory body of Nepal had approved the guidelines last week. NTA is preparing to issue a public notice regarding the new guidelines in a few days for the convenience of the service seekers.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The guidelines have also fixed the new rate of inter-telecom calls. Director of NTA Min Prasad Aryal said that the new guidelines have fixed new tariffs for interconnection and international calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The new guidelines are expected to reduce the cost of such calls.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Our policy is to provide service to the customers at a reasonable rate. We will be gradually reducing the rate over a period of time,” said Aryal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the new guidelines, the cost of making a call from one company’s mobile phone to another company’s mobile has been fixed at 10 paisa. The earlier price was 54 paisa.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2019-09-10', 'modified' => '2019-09-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '11130', 'image' => '20190910031119_Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2019-09-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '20' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '11379', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Oli, Modi Jointly Inaugurate the first Trans-Border Petroleum Pipeline in South Asia', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">September 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline on Tuesday afternoon through video conference.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oli and Modi pressed a button at their respective office to inaugurate the much-anticipated pipeline, which is the first trans-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline which was successfully tested on July 18 has officially started receiving supply of petroleum product from India. In the first phase, the Indian Oil Corporation will supply diesel followed by petrol and kerosene.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nepal and India had agreed to construct the pipeline more than 15 years ago. Initially, the two governments had planned to construct the pipeline from Raxaul to Amlekhgunj. But after the IOC shifted its depot in Motihari, the pipeline was also constructed from Motihari to Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The two prime ministers had jointly inaugurated the construction of the pipeline two years ago by pressing a button from New Delhi during PM Oli’s India visit.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline built with an assistance of Rs 4.4 billion from the Indian government is 69 kilometers long. The pipeline measures 37 kilometers in the Nepali side and 32 towards the Indian side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline can supply 200 kiloleters of petroleum product per hour, according to NOC. The state-owned oil monopoly can store 16,000 kiloleters of petrol in Amlekhgunj.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The pipeline is expected to significantly reduce leakage of petroleum products. 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| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
