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Rain and Snowfall Likely in Most Parts of Country

Jan 25, 2019 0 1 minutes 5 seconds to read

January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly…

‘Nepal-bound Goods from Kolkata will not Require Paperwork’

Jan 24, 2019 0 56 seconds to read

January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata…

Stakeholders Welcome Amendment to SEZ Act

Jan 25, 2019 0 2 minutes 17 seconds to read

January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic…

Number of Tourists Visiting CNP on the Rise

Jan 24, 2019 0 1 minutes 35 seconds to read

January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti…

Excessive Snowfall Throws Life out of Gear in Dolpa

Jan 24, 2019 0 1 minutes 18 seconds to read

January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday…

Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicks off

Jan 24, 2019 0 41 seconds to read

January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made…

Light rain likely today in Western Nepal

Jan 24, 2019 0 31 seconds to read

January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.…

PM Invites Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer

Jan 23, 2019 0 1 minutes 7 seconds to read

January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti…

Precipitation Occurs in Most Parts of Country

Jan 23, 2019 0 1 minutes 25 seconds to read

January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti…

‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit’ in February

Jan 23, 2019 0 1 minutes 26 seconds to read

January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government – central, provincial and local – the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing ‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019’ in Kathmandu on February…

Melamchi Water Supply Project holds Consultations with ADB

Jan 23, 2019 0 1 minutes 19 seconds to read

January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out fromthe…

Skiing in Humla

Jan 23, 2019 0 47 seconds to read

January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti…

Country’s Path of Nation-Building Relies on Sound Policies: WB Country Director

Jan 18, 2019 0 2 minutes 1 seconds to read

World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the…

SC bars CG Telecom’s operation

Jan 18, 2019 0 55 seconds to read

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication…

Many National Pride Projects Fare Average

Jan 18, 2019 0 2 minutes 11 seconds to read

Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the ‘projects of national pride’ except a few are found not to be making meaningful…

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	January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.</p>
<p>
	According to a news report published by the state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the westerly low pressure trough will dominate the weather conditions on FRiday.</p>
<p>
	Bibhuti Pokharel, meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, shared that there was a probability of light to moderate snowfall in some places in the western and mid-western parts of the country.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, western parts of the country will be partly to generally cloudy from Thursday night while weather in rest of the areas will be partly cloudy, according to the department.</p>
<p>
	Similar weather condition has been forecast throughout the country on Saturday while light rainfall is expected in the hilly areas. Light to heavy snowfall is likely in various parts of the mountainous region on Saturday.</p>
<p>
	According to the latest weather report, the minimum temperature recorded in Kathmandu was 5 degrees Celsius while the mercury level has plummeted to minus in Jumla.</p>
<p>
	Biratnagar has recorded the highest temperature in the country measuring at 25 degrees Celsius.</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port.',
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	January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port. This new provision will come into effect from February 15 for goods to be transported through train, according to government sources.</p>
<p>
	Rabi Shankar Sainju, joint secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India has agreed to provide this facility to Nepal-bound goods. He said that the CBIC officials officially informed the ministry regarding this decision on Wednesday, January 23.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;CBIC has already issued such directive and the Kolkata Customs Office will issue the notice within a few days,&rdquo; he told NBA.</p>
<p>
	According to the ministry, it will be implemented in the transportation of goods through railway in the first phase. There are plans of implementing the same system for the transportation of goods through road as well. Nepal had demanded the removal of paperwork while importing goods as Kolkata port is used only as a transit point. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.',
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	January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.</p>
<p>
	Addressing a roundtable discussion in the capital on Thursday regarding the &lsquo;problems faced by industries inside the Bhairahawa SEZ,&rsquo; the stakeholders said that the government&rsquo;s decision to reduce the compulsory export provision for industries inside SEZ to 60 per cent from the existing 75 per cent is investment-friendly and will encourage the private sector towards investing in such protected zones of the government, according to the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) which organised the discussion.</p>
<p>
	With various amendments intended to promote export provisions for industries inside SEZ and assure further tax incentives, the cabinet had endorsed the SEZ Bill last week. The SEZ Bill has been tabled at the Parliament for final approval.</p>
<p>
	Along with reducing the mandatory export provision for industries operating within the SEZ to 60 per cent of their production, the new SEZ Bill also assures 100 per cent income tax waiver for such industries for the first five years and 50 per cent income tax waiver thereafter, SEJON said in a statement.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the Bill has also reduced the rental fee for industries within SEZ to Rs 20 per square meter per month from Rs 150 per square meter month.</p>
<p>
	Furthermore, the SEZ Bill has also reduced the minimum investment ceiling for industries inside SEZ to Rs 20 million from Rs 50 million.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	Speaking at the discussion programme, Shankar Sharma, former vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) said that though the SEZ Bill has attempted to promote investment inside the SEZs, the government should now focus on effective implementation of the new laws.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The new SEZ Bill has addressed some of the key issues raised by investors inside the SEZ. However, it is crucial that the government implements the law properly through enhanced cooperation between the government agencies,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, Toyam Raya, director general at the Department of Customs, said that current laws are contradictory resulting in difficulty in their effective implementation.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Thus, the government should ensure that any law should not contradict with another one while formulating them,&rdquo; said Raya.</p>
<p>
	On the occasion, Hara Raj Neupane, deputy managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) assured that the authority is serious in providing necessary power supply in the industrial sector, including the Bhairahawa SEZ.</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, former Commerce Secretary Purshottam Ojha said that the government should focus on implementing the one-door policy for industries inside SEZs.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to the state-run news agency, tourist arrival at the national park increased by 21,028 in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s Information Officer Gopal Ghimire informed RSS that a total 88,151 tourists visited the national park until January 14 of the current fiscal year. Among them, 18,734 are Nepalis, 10,338 are from SAARC countries and 59,079 are from other countries.</p>
<p>
	The number of tourists visiting the national park until mid-January of the last fiscal year was 67,123.</p>
<p>
	According to Ghimire, CNP has collected revenue of around Rs 150 million from tourist entry fees in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The same was Rs 237 million for the entire fiscal year last season. A total of 152,671 tourists had visited CNP last year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s chief conservation officer Ved Kumar Dhakal said the revenue has increased along with the rise in the number of visitors. He said that they have set the target to welcome 200,000 tourists in the current fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	Food Festival at Sauraha on Feb 11</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, the Restaurant and Bar Association (REBAN) Sauraha is going to organize the Sauraha Food Festival from February 11 on the occasion of St Valentine&rsquo;s Day. The festival will be held at Sishwar playground at Ratnanagar Municipality-7 and will last until February 15.</p>
<p>
	Various cuisines will be offered in the food festival. Cultural programmes will also be organized, REBAN&rsquo;s president Gokarna Giri said. Volleyball competition, tourists&rsquo; race, waiters&rsquo; race and children&rsquo;s games would also be organized as part of the event.</p>
<p>
	There are 110 hotels including 60 restaurants in Sauraha.</p>
<p>
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			'title' => 'Excessive Snowfall Throws Life out of Gear in Dolpa',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.',
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	January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted telecommunication service in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall and rain continued till Wednesday obstructing vehicular movement along Jajarkot-Dolpa road section. Thick layers of snow on the road has not only halted operation of vehicles but has also caused difficulty to operate mules and horses.</p>
<p>
	Provincial Assembly member of Karnali Province, Bir Bahadur Shahi, informed New Business Age that the the snowfall has obstructed most of the routes in the district.</p>
<p>
	The daily activities of eight rural municipalities of the district have been badly affected by the snowfall.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted electricity in most of the areas of the district.</p>
<p>
	According to the local units of Dolpa, areas in upper Dolpa including Kaike, Phoksundo, Charka, Tangsong experienced snowfall since Monday evening. Lower areas of Dolpa like Jagdulla, Mudkechula, Thuli Bheri, Tripura Sundari received snowfall only on Tuesday, which continued till the next day. Temperature in northern parts of the district has dropped to sub-zero degree.</p>
<p>
	Ramit Budha, a local of Mudkechula said that the excessive cold has prevented students from attending schools while the villagers have been facing problems to graze their cattle.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted daily flights at Jufal-based airport in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	However, farmers have expressed happiness as the snowfall would result in good crops this season.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicks off',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.</p>
<p>
	Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province 1, Hikmat Kumar Karki, inaugurated the expo amid a function on January 23. The provincial minister said that strengthening home-grown industries would make the economy strong and also provide employment opportunities.</p>
<p>
	The expo being held in an open ground in front of Bank of Kathmandu in Biratnagar Main Road-7 will run for a month, according to the organisers.</p>
<p>
	Coordinator of the organising committee Homnath Upadhyay informed New Business Age that 10 Nepali companies will be displaying various kinds of footwear during the expo.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the visitors can avail discounts from 15 to 60 percent while the entry is free.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. ',
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	January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), reported that the division has forecast light rain in most parts of western Nepal on Friday as well. The weather will remain partly cloudy on Friday, the MFD said.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Similarly, snowfall is likely to occur in some parts of the mountainous region, it is said. Furthermore, light rain has been forecast for Saturday as well.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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			'title' => 'PM Invites Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	Speaking as one of the panelists in a session on &#39;Strategic Outlook on South Asia&#39; as part of the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, Prime Minister Oli said that the government is focusing on economic development and good governance as well as introducing new policies and reforms in each and every field of economic and social spheres.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Our moto is prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis and to materialize the national desire we are introducing social justice by improving all sectors of our society,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>
<p>
	Nepal right now has a stable government and clear policy in each and every sector, he said while adding that the government is trying to invest and attract investment in productive sector. He further claimed that Nepal has the possibility to become the fastest growing economy within few years.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;For this, we have developed connectivity with China and India, including a railway connection underway with both countries,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Precipitation Occurs in Most Parts of Country',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have&nbsp;been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	The rain brought by the westerly winds in the western parts of the country since Monday night has reached the central and eastern parts, meteorologist Sameer Shrestha told RSS.</p>
<p>
	According to him, this trend will continue through Wednesday night with a brief respite in the afternoon.</p>
<p>
	The weather will be cloudy throughout the day across the country including the Kathmandu Valley with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in most of the places.</p>
<p>
	The Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated that the high hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley including Phulchoki and Chandragiri received snowfall.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, snowfall is taking place in the high mountainous areas of western Nepal. This weather system will prevail until Thursday in the western parts of the country. It is said the precipitation will continue until some more days.</p>
<p>
	Meteorologist Shrestha said that although this system will diminish for a day on Thursday, it will again become active from Friday triggering more precipitation.</p>
<p>
	The RSS reported that the temperature will further plummet increasing the cold as rainfall and snowfall are occurring in most parts of the country. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu had dropped to zero degree Celsius this year. Shrestha however said that the temperature in the Valley will not drop to sub-zero degree despite an increase in cold due to the rain. Kathmandu received 8.1 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => '‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit’ in February',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government – central, provincial and local – the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing ‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019’ in Kathmandu on February 14.',
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	January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government &ndash; central, provincial and local &ndash; the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing &lsquo;Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019&rsquo; in Kathmandu on February 14.</p>
<p>
	Organizing a press meet here in the capital on Wednesday, the CNI informed reporters that the summit will be organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Bishal Media Group.</p>
<p>
	Addressing the meet, President of CNI Hari Bhakta Sharma said that the objective of the summit is to share past experiences, present situation and future possibilities with the government and investors in an effective way.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The summit will bring all the province ministers for industries, entrepreneurs, investors, business graduates, among others under the same roof to discuss on the theme &lsquo;Federal Nepal: Opportunities for Investment and Growth,&rdquo; he said, adding that the main objective of the summit is to identify potential entrepreneurs for growth of the entire business ecosystem.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the country has immense opportunities for economic growth, but there has been very minimal investment in the industrial sector.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;With the adoption of federal system by the country, there is a need to create conducive business environment. Economic transformation is only possible when the innovative ideas of youths are leveraged by the central, provincial and local governments,&rdquo; Sharma said.</p>
<p>
	After the summit is held, CNI said it will also organize provincial-level entrepreneurship summit in all the provinces of the country. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Melamchi Water Supply Project holds Consultations with ADB',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out fromthe project.',
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	January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out from the project.</p>
<p>
	According to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), spokesperson of MWSP Rajendra Prasad Panta said that the project is preparing to scrap the contract with CMC di Ravanna for tunnel construction and entrusting the responsibilities to carry on the remaining works of the project to subsidiary construction companies as it would take a while to call for tender.</p>
<p>
	Of the tunnel measuring 27.5 kilometres from Ambathan of Sindhupalchowk to Sundarjal of Kathmandu, only 410 metres of tunnel require finishing touches, shared Panta.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, 885 metres of tunnel await RCC works and two of the three ventilators are yet to be rebuilt, according to a news report published by RSS.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Ventilation has been made in the tunnel stretching from Gyalthum to Ambathan while drilling needs to be done for ventilations from tunnel spanning from Sundarijal to Sindhu and Sindhu to Gyalthum,&rdquo; RSS said.</p>
<p>
	Installation of GI pipe to bring water from the outlet of the tunnel at Sundarijal to water processing centre is also left to be carried out.</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the project is holding further consultations with the stakeholders to expedite the works.</p>
<p>
	MWSP said it would wait for 14 days for response from the Italian construction company before scrapping the contract. Works relating to the project would be forwarded from February 2, according to the project.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Skiing in Humla',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The state-run news agency reported that the locals of the district initiated the recreational &lsquo;snow-skiing&rsquo; and snowboarding in collaboration with tourists.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Skiing, a recreational activity of travelling over snow, has been conducted in collaboration with Humla Cultural and Tourism Promotion Youth Alliance and Ski Snowboarding Foundation Nepal, shared the alliance&rsquo;s chair Abinash Lama.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;We had brought the materials required for snow-skiing and snowboarding a week ago. We were just eagerly waiting for the snowfall,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to RSS, Lama expressed his confidence that the district could draw attraction of both domestic and foreign tourists if the sports event related to skiing and snowboarding are given continuity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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			'title' => 'Country’s Path of Nation-Building Relies on Sound Policies: WB Country Director',
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			'summary' => 'World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital.',
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	January 18: World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital. According to the World Bank, over 40 lawmakers of the federal parliament&rsquo;s Finance Committee and the Parliament Secretariat took part in the program that shed light on the World Bank Group operations in Nepal, its instruments, country partnership framework and areas of development support.</p>
<p>
	Issuing a statement, the World Bank said its senior country economist, Kene Ezemenari, presented a synopsis of the bank&rsquo;s analysis of latest macroeconomic and development updates</p>
<p>
	During the interaction, the World Banks country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, Qimiao Fan, said that the country&rsquo;s path of nation-building and sustainable development relies on sound policies and institutions, and the Parliament is key in ensuring that these are both in place.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;&ldquo;These engagements with the representatives of the people of Nepal are a key part of our role and responsibility as trusted partners in Nepal. They allow us to exchange ideas, and to better understand the vision of the Nepali people in reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It also allows us to share experiences on development narratives from the rest of the world,&rdquo; said Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The program was a great opportunity to understand the World Bank Group operations and explore avenues of cooperation and support in the days to come,&rdquo; the statement quoted Krishna Prasad Dahal, chairperson of the parliamentary Finance Committee, as saying.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Extensive sharing of data, information and practical knowledge will help pinpoint the direction of future policies and refine our responsibilities as lawmakers,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;The World Bank said it is engaging Nepal&rsquo;s Parliament in various ways. Through the Integrated Public Financial Management (PFM) Project supported by the multi-donor trust fund (financed by Australia, Switzerland, DFID, EU, Norway and USAID), the World Bank is currently supporting the Parliament of Nepal through strengthening of the PFM capacity of technical staff in the Secretariat.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Knowledge exchange opportunities will be provided to MPs within this program. Provincial Parliaments will also be progressively targeted since they can benefit from the expertise of the federal Parliament to build their own.&rdquo;</p>
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			'title' => 'SC bars CG Telecom’s operation',
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			'summary' => 'The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.',
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	January 18: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.</p>
<p>
	A division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and justice Iswar Prasad Khatiwada issued the order on Thursday, January 17, quashing an earlier order that granted permission for the company to operate the service.</p>
<p>
	Earlier on December 25, senior-most justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued an interim order allowing CG to operate telecom service.</p>
<p>
	The latest order of the apex court has halted the operation of the company owned by billionaire industrialist Binod Chaudhary with immediate effect. The Supreme Court&rsquo;s order comes in response to a petition filed by Nepal Telecommunication Authority to halt the service.</p>
<p>
	In the petition, NTA has said CG Communication&rsquo;s claim that it has acquired license to operate mobile service is false. NTA clarified that it had granted permission to CG Telecom some 15 years ago to provide rural telecom service only in 16 districts of the then eastern development region of the country.</p>
<p>
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			'title' => 'Many National Pride Projects Fare Average',
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			'summary' => 'Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the ‘projects of national pride’ except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress.',
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	January 18: Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the &lsquo;projects of national pride&rsquo; except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the status of the performance of rest of the projects except the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is not satisfactory. The government has listed 21 projects as the &lsquo;national pride projects&rsquo;.</p>
<p>
	A report prepared by the National Planning Commission (NPC) shows that the West Seti Hydro- electricity Project has not made any progress till now. The progress of this project remains almost nil since 21 years.</p>
<p>
	A Chinese company named Three Gorges which was said to promote this project has returned citing differences on some technical issues.</p>
<p>
	The government had formed a taskforce comprising of Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun, Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board Nepal, Maha Prasad Adhikari, regarding how to proceed ahead with the project. The taskforce has not prepared any report till date.</p>
<p>
	Talking to RSS, the board&rsquo;s CEO Adhikari said that the report is in the final stages of preparation and it would be presented in the board meeting in a few days. The report is being prepared under the coordination of Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the overall progress of another national pride project &ndash; Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project &ndash; is 9.9 per cent. This project is much talked about since the last five years. According to RSS, the task of distributing compensation for the land acquired for the project is in progress. However, the compensation for the land at Arughat Bazar of Gorkha and Khahare Bazar of Dhading district has not been determined as yet.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, around 97 per cent works of another national pride project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, has been completed but its remaining work has not taken any momentum after the hydro mechanical contractor could not carry out stipulated works of the project.</p>
<p>
	The 456-MW project has made preparation to produce electricity commercially by coming mid-November.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, there is also problem in Sikta Irrigation Project. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed case against the project after contractors, consultants and technical staff of the project were not found fulfilling their responsibilities. The overall progress of the project, which is under construction for the past 12 years, is around 56 per cent.</p>
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			'title' => 'Rain and Snowfall Likely in Most Parts of Country',
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			'summary' => 'January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.',
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	January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.</p>
<p>
	According to a news report published by the state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the westerly low pressure trough will dominate the weather conditions on FRiday.</p>
<p>
	Bibhuti Pokharel, meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, shared that there was a probability of light to moderate snowfall in some places in the western and mid-western parts of the country.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, western parts of the country will be partly to generally cloudy from Thursday night while weather in rest of the areas will be partly cloudy, according to the department.</p>
<p>
	Similar weather condition has been forecast throughout the country on Saturday while light rainfall is expected in the hilly areas. Light to heavy snowfall is likely in various parts of the mountainous region on Saturday.</p>
<p>
	According to the latest weather report, the minimum temperature recorded in Kathmandu was 5 degrees Celsius while the mercury level has plummeted to minus in Jumla.</p>
<p>
	Biratnagar has recorded the highest temperature in the country measuring at 25 degrees Celsius.</p>
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			'title' => '‘Nepal-bound Goods from Kolkata will not Require Paperwork’',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port.',
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	January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port. This new provision will come into effect from February 15 for goods to be transported through train, according to government sources.</p>
<p>
	Rabi Shankar Sainju, joint secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India has agreed to provide this facility to Nepal-bound goods. He said that the CBIC officials officially informed the ministry regarding this decision on Wednesday, January 23.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;CBIC has already issued such directive and the Kolkata Customs Office will issue the notice within a few days,&rdquo; he told NBA.</p>
<p>
	According to the ministry, it will be implemented in the transportation of goods through railway in the first phase. There are plans of implementing the same system for the transportation of goods through road as well. Nepal had demanded the removal of paperwork while importing goods as Kolkata port is used only as a transit point. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.',
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	January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.</p>
<p>
	Addressing a roundtable discussion in the capital on Thursday regarding the &lsquo;problems faced by industries inside the Bhairahawa SEZ,&rsquo; the stakeholders said that the government&rsquo;s decision to reduce the compulsory export provision for industries inside SEZ to 60 per cent from the existing 75 per cent is investment-friendly and will encourage the private sector towards investing in such protected zones of the government, according to the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) which organised the discussion.</p>
<p>
	With various amendments intended to promote export provisions for industries inside SEZ and assure further tax incentives, the cabinet had endorsed the SEZ Bill last week. The SEZ Bill has been tabled at the Parliament for final approval.</p>
<p>
	Along with reducing the mandatory export provision for industries operating within the SEZ to 60 per cent of their production, the new SEZ Bill also assures 100 per cent income tax waiver for such industries for the first five years and 50 per cent income tax waiver thereafter, SEJON said in a statement.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the Bill has also reduced the rental fee for industries within SEZ to Rs 20 per square meter per month from Rs 150 per square meter month.</p>
<p>
	Furthermore, the SEZ Bill has also reduced the minimum investment ceiling for industries inside SEZ to Rs 20 million from Rs 50 million.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	Speaking at the discussion programme, Shankar Sharma, former vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) said that though the SEZ Bill has attempted to promote investment inside the SEZs, the government should now focus on effective implementation of the new laws.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The new SEZ Bill has addressed some of the key issues raised by investors inside the SEZ. However, it is crucial that the government implements the law properly through enhanced cooperation between the government agencies,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, Toyam Raya, director general at the Department of Customs, said that current laws are contradictory resulting in difficulty in their effective implementation.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Thus, the government should ensure that any law should not contradict with another one while formulating them,&rdquo; said Raya.</p>
<p>
	On the occasion, Hara Raj Neupane, deputy managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) assured that the authority is serious in providing necessary power supply in the industrial sector, including the Bhairahawa SEZ.</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, former Commerce Secretary Purshottam Ojha said that the government should focus on implementing the one-door policy for industries inside SEZs.</p>
<p>
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			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to the state-run news agency, tourist arrival at the national park increased by 21,028 in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s Information Officer Gopal Ghimire informed RSS that a total 88,151 tourists visited the national park until January 14 of the current fiscal year. Among them, 18,734 are Nepalis, 10,338 are from SAARC countries and 59,079 are from other countries.</p>
<p>
	The number of tourists visiting the national park until mid-January of the last fiscal year was 67,123.</p>
<p>
	According to Ghimire, CNP has collected revenue of around Rs 150 million from tourist entry fees in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The same was Rs 237 million for the entire fiscal year last season. A total of 152,671 tourists had visited CNP last year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s chief conservation officer Ved Kumar Dhakal said the revenue has increased along with the rise in the number of visitors. He said that they have set the target to welcome 200,000 tourists in the current fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	Food Festival at Sauraha on Feb 11</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, the Restaurant and Bar Association (REBAN) Sauraha is going to organize the Sauraha Food Festival from February 11 on the occasion of St Valentine&rsquo;s Day. The festival will be held at Sishwar playground at Ratnanagar Municipality-7 and will last until February 15.</p>
<p>
	Various cuisines will be offered in the food festival. Cultural programmes will also be organized, REBAN&rsquo;s president Gokarna Giri said. Volleyball competition, tourists&rsquo; race, waiters&rsquo; race and children&rsquo;s games would also be organized as part of the event.</p>
<p>
	There are 110 hotels including 60 restaurants in Sauraha.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9869',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Excessive Snowfall Throws Life out of Gear in Dolpa',
			'sub_title' => 'Telecommunication, electricity, transportation and flights disrupted',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted telecommunication service in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall and rain continued till Wednesday obstructing vehicular movement along Jajarkot-Dolpa road section. Thick layers of snow on the road has not only halted operation of vehicles but has also caused difficulty to operate mules and horses.</p>
<p>
	Provincial Assembly member of Karnali Province, Bir Bahadur Shahi, informed New Business Age that the the snowfall has obstructed most of the routes in the district.</p>
<p>
	The daily activities of eight rural municipalities of the district have been badly affected by the snowfall.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted electricity in most of the areas of the district.</p>
<p>
	According to the local units of Dolpa, areas in upper Dolpa including Kaike, Phoksundo, Charka, Tangsong experienced snowfall since Monday evening. Lower areas of Dolpa like Jagdulla, Mudkechula, Thuli Bheri, Tripura Sundari received snowfall only on Tuesday, which continued till the next day. Temperature in northern parts of the district has dropped to sub-zero degree.</p>
<p>
	Ramit Budha, a local of Mudkechula said that the excessive cold has prevented students from attending schools while the villagers have been facing problems to graze their cattle.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted daily flights at Jufal-based airport in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	However, farmers have expressed happiness as the snowfall would result in good crops this season.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9872',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicks off',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.</p>
<p>
	Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province 1, Hikmat Kumar Karki, inaugurated the expo amid a function on January 23. The provincial minister said that strengthening home-grown industries would make the economy strong and also provide employment opportunities.</p>
<p>
	The expo being held in an open ground in front of Bank of Kathmandu in Biratnagar Main Road-7 will run for a month, according to the organisers.</p>
<p>
	Coordinator of the organising committee Homnath Upadhyay informed New Business Age that 10 Nepali companies will be displaying various kinds of footwear during the expo.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the visitors can avail discounts from 15 to 60 percent while the entry is free.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9870',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Light rain likely today in Western Nepal ',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. ',
			'content' => '<div>
	January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), reported that the division has forecast light rain in most parts of western Nepal on Friday as well. The weather will remain partly cloudy on Friday, the MFD said.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Similarly, snowfall is likely to occur in some parts of the mountainous region, it is said. Furthermore, light rain has been forecast for Saturday as well.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9856',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'PM Invites Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	Speaking as one of the panelists in a session on &#39;Strategic Outlook on South Asia&#39; as part of the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, Prime Minister Oli said that the government is focusing on economic development and good governance as well as introducing new policies and reforms in each and every field of economic and social spheres.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Our moto is prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis and to materialize the national desire we are introducing social justice by improving all sectors of our society,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>
<p>
	Nepal right now has a stable government and clear policy in each and every sector, he said while adding that the government is trying to invest and attract investment in productive sector. He further claimed that Nepal has the possibility to become the fastest growing economy within few years.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;For this, we have developed connectivity with China and India, including a railway connection underway with both countries,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9866',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Precipitation Occurs in Most Parts of Country',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have&nbsp;been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	The rain brought by the westerly winds in the western parts of the country since Monday night has reached the central and eastern parts, meteorologist Sameer Shrestha told RSS.</p>
<p>
	According to him, this trend will continue through Wednesday night with a brief respite in the afternoon.</p>
<p>
	The weather will be cloudy throughout the day across the country including the Kathmandu Valley with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in most of the places.</p>
<p>
	The Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated that the high hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley including Phulchoki and Chandragiri received snowfall.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, snowfall is taking place in the high mountainous areas of western Nepal. This weather system will prevail until Thursday in the western parts of the country. It is said the precipitation will continue until some more days.</p>
<p>
	Meteorologist Shrestha said that although this system will diminish for a day on Thursday, it will again become active from Friday triggering more precipitation.</p>
<p>
	The RSS reported that the temperature will further plummet increasing the cold as rainfall and snowfall are occurring in most parts of the country. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu had dropped to zero degree Celsius this year. Shrestha however said that the temperature in the Valley will not drop to sub-zero degree despite an increase in cold due to the rain. Kathmandu received 8.1 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9868',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => '‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit’ in February',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government – central, provincial and local – the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing ‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019’ in Kathmandu on February 14.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government &ndash; central, provincial and local &ndash; the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing &lsquo;Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019&rsquo; in Kathmandu on February 14.</p>
<p>
	Organizing a press meet here in the capital on Wednesday, the CNI informed reporters that the summit will be organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Bishal Media Group.</p>
<p>
	Addressing the meet, President of CNI Hari Bhakta Sharma said that the objective of the summit is to share past experiences, present situation and future possibilities with the government and investors in an effective way.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The summit will bring all the province ministers for industries, entrepreneurs, investors, business graduates, among others under the same roof to discuss on the theme &lsquo;Federal Nepal: Opportunities for Investment and Growth,&rdquo; he said, adding that the main objective of the summit is to identify potential entrepreneurs for growth of the entire business ecosystem.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the country has immense opportunities for economic growth, but there has been very minimal investment in the industrial sector.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;With the adoption of federal system by the country, there is a need to create conducive business environment. Economic transformation is only possible when the innovative ideas of youths are leveraged by the central, provincial and local governments,&rdquo; Sharma said.</p>
<p>
	After the summit is held, CNI said it will also organize provincial-level entrepreneurship summit in all the provinces of the country. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9855',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Melamchi Water Supply Project holds Consultations with ADB',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out fromthe project.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out from the project.</p>
<p>
	According to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), spokesperson of MWSP Rajendra Prasad Panta said that the project is preparing to scrap the contract with CMC di Ravanna for tunnel construction and entrusting the responsibilities to carry on the remaining works of the project to subsidiary construction companies as it would take a while to call for tender.</p>
<p>
	Of the tunnel measuring 27.5 kilometres from Ambathan of Sindhupalchowk to Sundarjal of Kathmandu, only 410 metres of tunnel require finishing touches, shared Panta.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, 885 metres of tunnel await RCC works and two of the three ventilators are yet to be rebuilt, according to a news report published by RSS.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Ventilation has been made in the tunnel stretching from Gyalthum to Ambathan while drilling needs to be done for ventilations from tunnel spanning from Sundarijal to Sindhu and Sindhu to Gyalthum,&rdquo; RSS said.</p>
<p>
	Installation of GI pipe to bring water from the outlet of the tunnel at Sundarijal to water processing centre is also left to be carried out.</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the project is holding further consultations with the stakeholders to expedite the works.</p>
<p>
	MWSP said it would wait for 14 days for response from the Italian construction company before scrapping the contract. Works relating to the project would be forwarded from February 2, according to the project.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'image' => '20190123011814_ADB.jpg',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9854',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Skiing in Humla',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<div>
	January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The state-run news agency reported that the locals of the district initiated the recreational &lsquo;snow-skiing&rsquo; and snowboarding in collaboration with tourists.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Skiing, a recreational activity of travelling over snow, has been conducted in collaboration with Humla Cultural and Tourism Promotion Youth Alliance and Ski Snowboarding Foundation Nepal, shared the alliance&rsquo;s chair Abinash Lama.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;We had brought the materials required for snow-skiing and snowboarding a week ago. We were just eagerly waiting for the snowfall,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to RSS, Lama expressed his confidence that the district could draw attraction of both domestic and foreign tourists if the sports event related to skiing and snowboarding are given continuity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
',
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			'description' => '',
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			'image' => '20190123125527_aaa.jpg',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9853',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Country’s Path of Nation-Building Relies on Sound Policies: WB Country Director',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital. According to the World Bank, over 40 lawmakers of the federal parliament&rsquo;s Finance Committee and the Parliament Secretariat took part in the program that shed light on the World Bank Group operations in Nepal, its instruments, country partnership framework and areas of development support.</p>
<p>
	Issuing a statement, the World Bank said its senior country economist, Kene Ezemenari, presented a synopsis of the bank&rsquo;s analysis of latest macroeconomic and development updates</p>
<p>
	During the interaction, the World Banks country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, Qimiao Fan, said that the country&rsquo;s path of nation-building and sustainable development relies on sound policies and institutions, and the Parliament is key in ensuring that these are both in place.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;&ldquo;These engagements with the representatives of the people of Nepal are a key part of our role and responsibility as trusted partners in Nepal. They allow us to exchange ideas, and to better understand the vision of the Nepali people in reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It also allows us to share experiences on development narratives from the rest of the world,&rdquo; said Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The program was a great opportunity to understand the World Bank Group operations and explore avenues of cooperation and support in the days to come,&rdquo; the statement quoted Krishna Prasad Dahal, chairperson of the parliamentary Finance Committee, as saying.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Extensive sharing of data, information and practical knowledge will help pinpoint the direction of future policies and refine our responsibilities as lawmakers,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;The World Bank said it is engaging Nepal&rsquo;s Parliament in various ways. Through the Integrated Public Financial Management (PFM) Project supported by the multi-donor trust fund (financed by Australia, Switzerland, DFID, EU, Norway and USAID), the World Bank is currently supporting the Parliament of Nepal through strengthening of the PFM capacity of technical staff in the Secretariat.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Knowledge exchange opportunities will be provided to MPs within this program. Provincial Parliaments will also be progressively targeted since they can benefit from the expertise of the federal Parliament to build their own.&rdquo;</p>
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			'image' => '20190122031202_WB.JPG',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9852',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'SC bars CG Telecom’s operation',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.</p>
<p>
	A division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and justice Iswar Prasad Khatiwada issued the order on Thursday, January 17, quashing an earlier order that granted permission for the company to operate the service.</p>
<p>
	Earlier on December 25, senior-most justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued an interim order allowing CG to operate telecom service.</p>
<p>
	The latest order of the apex court has halted the operation of the company owned by billionaire industrialist Binod Chaudhary with immediate effect. The Supreme Court&rsquo;s order comes in response to a petition filed by Nepal Telecommunication Authority to halt the service.</p>
<p>
	In the petition, NTA has said CG Communication&rsquo;s claim that it has acquired license to operate mobile service is false. NTA clarified that it had granted permission to CG Telecom some 15 years ago to provide rural telecom service only in 16 districts of the then eastern development region of the country.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
',
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			'created' => '2019-01-22',
			'modified' => '2019-01-22',
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			'description' => '',
			'sortorder' => '9623',
			'image' => '20190122030807_Telecom.jpg',
			'article_date' => '2019-01-18 00:00:00',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9850',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Many National Pride Projects Fare Average',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the ‘projects of national pride’ except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the &lsquo;projects of national pride&rsquo; except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the status of the performance of rest of the projects except the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is not satisfactory. The government has listed 21 projects as the &lsquo;national pride projects&rsquo;.</p>
<p>
	A report prepared by the National Planning Commission (NPC) shows that the West Seti Hydro- electricity Project has not made any progress till now. The progress of this project remains almost nil since 21 years.</p>
<p>
	A Chinese company named Three Gorges which was said to promote this project has returned citing differences on some technical issues.</p>
<p>
	The government had formed a taskforce comprising of Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun, Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board Nepal, Maha Prasad Adhikari, regarding how to proceed ahead with the project. The taskforce has not prepared any report till date.</p>
<p>
	Talking to RSS, the board&rsquo;s CEO Adhikari said that the report is in the final stages of preparation and it would be presented in the board meeting in a few days. The report is being prepared under the coordination of Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the overall progress of another national pride project &ndash; Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project &ndash; is 9.9 per cent. This project is much talked about since the last five years. According to RSS, the task of distributing compensation for the land acquired for the project is in progress. However, the compensation for the land at Arughat Bazar of Gorkha and Khahare Bazar of Dhading district has not been determined as yet.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, around 97 per cent works of another national pride project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, has been completed but its remaining work has not taken any momentum after the hydro mechanical contractor could not carry out stipulated works of the project.</p>
<p>
	The 456-MW project has made preparation to produce electricity commercially by coming mid-November.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, there is also problem in Sikta Irrigation Project. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed case against the project after contractors, consultants and technical staff of the project were not found fulfilling their responsibilities. The overall progress of the project, which is under construction for the past 12 years, is around 56 per cent.</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.',
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	January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.</p>
<p>
	According to a news report published by the state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the westerly low pressure trough will dominate the weather conditions on FRiday.</p>
<p>
	Bibhuti Pokharel, meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, shared that there was a probability of light to moderate snowfall in some places in the western and mid-western parts of the country.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, western parts of the country will be partly to generally cloudy from Thursday night while weather in rest of the areas will be partly cloudy, according to the department.</p>
<p>
	Similar weather condition has been forecast throughout the country on Saturday while light rainfall is expected in the hilly areas. Light to heavy snowfall is likely in various parts of the mountainous region on Saturday.</p>
<p>
	According to the latest weather report, the minimum temperature recorded in Kathmandu was 5 degrees Celsius while the mercury level has plummeted to minus in Jumla.</p>
<p>
	Biratnagar has recorded the highest temperature in the country measuring at 25 degrees Celsius.</p>
<p>
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			'title' => '‘Nepal-bound Goods from Kolkata will not Require Paperwork’',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port.',
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	January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port. This new provision will come into effect from February 15 for goods to be transported through train, according to government sources.</p>
<p>
	Rabi Shankar Sainju, joint secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India has agreed to provide this facility to Nepal-bound goods. He said that the CBIC officials officially informed the ministry regarding this decision on Wednesday, January 23.</p>
<p>
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<p>
	According to the ministry, it will be implemented in the transportation of goods through railway in the first phase. There are plans of implementing the same system for the transportation of goods through road as well. Nepal had demanded the removal of paperwork while importing goods as Kolkata port is used only as a transit point. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
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			'summary' => 'January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.',
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	January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.</p>
<p>
	Addressing a roundtable discussion in the capital on Thursday regarding the &lsquo;problems faced by industries inside the Bhairahawa SEZ,&rsquo; the stakeholders said that the government&rsquo;s decision to reduce the compulsory export provision for industries inside SEZ to 60 per cent from the existing 75 per cent is investment-friendly and will encourage the private sector towards investing in such protected zones of the government, according to the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) which organised the discussion.</p>
<p>
	With various amendments intended to promote export provisions for industries inside SEZ and assure further tax incentives, the cabinet had endorsed the SEZ Bill last week. The SEZ Bill has been tabled at the Parliament for final approval.</p>
<p>
	Along with reducing the mandatory export provision for industries operating within the SEZ to 60 per cent of their production, the new SEZ Bill also assures 100 per cent income tax waiver for such industries for the first five years and 50 per cent income tax waiver thereafter, SEJON said in a statement.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the Bill has also reduced the rental fee for industries within SEZ to Rs 20 per square meter per month from Rs 150 per square meter month.</p>
<p>
	Furthermore, the SEZ Bill has also reduced the minimum investment ceiling for industries inside SEZ to Rs 20 million from Rs 50 million.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	Speaking at the discussion programme, Shankar Sharma, former vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) said that though the SEZ Bill has attempted to promote investment inside the SEZs, the government should now focus on effective implementation of the new laws.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The new SEZ Bill has addressed some of the key issues raised by investors inside the SEZ. However, it is crucial that the government implements the law properly through enhanced cooperation between the government agencies,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, Toyam Raya, director general at the Department of Customs, said that current laws are contradictory resulting in difficulty in their effective implementation.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Thus, the government should ensure that any law should not contradict with another one while formulating them,&rdquo; said Raya.</p>
<p>
	On the occasion, Hara Raj Neupane, deputy managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) assured that the authority is serious in providing necessary power supply in the industrial sector, including the Bhairahawa SEZ.</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, former Commerce Secretary Purshottam Ojha said that the government should focus on implementing the one-door policy for industries inside SEZs.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
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			'title' => 'Number of Tourists Visiting CNP on the Rise',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to the state-run news agency, tourist arrival at the national park increased by 21,028 in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s Information Officer Gopal Ghimire informed RSS that a total 88,151 tourists visited the national park until January 14 of the current fiscal year. Among them, 18,734 are Nepalis, 10,338 are from SAARC countries and 59,079 are from other countries.</p>
<p>
	The number of tourists visiting the national park until mid-January of the last fiscal year was 67,123.</p>
<p>
	According to Ghimire, CNP has collected revenue of around Rs 150 million from tourist entry fees in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The same was Rs 237 million for the entire fiscal year last season. A total of 152,671 tourists had visited CNP last year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s chief conservation officer Ved Kumar Dhakal said the revenue has increased along with the rise in the number of visitors. He said that they have set the target to welcome 200,000 tourists in the current fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	Food Festival at Sauraha on Feb 11</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, the Restaurant and Bar Association (REBAN) Sauraha is going to organize the Sauraha Food Festival from February 11 on the occasion of St Valentine&rsquo;s Day. The festival will be held at Sishwar playground at Ratnanagar Municipality-7 and will last until February 15.</p>
<p>
	Various cuisines will be offered in the food festival. Cultural programmes will also be organized, REBAN&rsquo;s president Gokarna Giri said. Volleyball competition, tourists&rsquo; race, waiters&rsquo; race and children&rsquo;s games would also be organized as part of the event.</p>
<p>
	There are 110 hotels including 60 restaurants in Sauraha.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Excessive Snowfall Throws Life out of Gear in Dolpa',
			'sub_title' => 'Telecommunication, electricity, transportation and flights disrupted',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.',
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	January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted telecommunication service in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall and rain continued till Wednesday obstructing vehicular movement along Jajarkot-Dolpa road section. Thick layers of snow on the road has not only halted operation of vehicles but has also caused difficulty to operate mules and horses.</p>
<p>
	Provincial Assembly member of Karnali Province, Bir Bahadur Shahi, informed New Business Age that the the snowfall has obstructed most of the routes in the district.</p>
<p>
	The daily activities of eight rural municipalities of the district have been badly affected by the snowfall.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted electricity in most of the areas of the district.</p>
<p>
	According to the local units of Dolpa, areas in upper Dolpa including Kaike, Phoksundo, Charka, Tangsong experienced snowfall since Monday evening. Lower areas of Dolpa like Jagdulla, Mudkechula, Thuli Bheri, Tripura Sundari received snowfall only on Tuesday, which continued till the next day. Temperature in northern parts of the district has dropped to sub-zero degree.</p>
<p>
	Ramit Budha, a local of Mudkechula said that the excessive cold has prevented students from attending schools while the villagers have been facing problems to graze their cattle.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted daily flights at Jufal-based airport in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	However, farmers have expressed happiness as the snowfall would result in good crops this season.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicks off',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.</p>
<p>
	Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province 1, Hikmat Kumar Karki, inaugurated the expo amid a function on January 23. The provincial minister said that strengthening home-grown industries would make the economy strong and also provide employment opportunities.</p>
<p>
	The expo being held in an open ground in front of Bank of Kathmandu in Biratnagar Main Road-7 will run for a month, according to the organisers.</p>
<p>
	Coordinator of the organising committee Homnath Upadhyay informed New Business Age that 10 Nepali companies will be displaying various kinds of footwear during the expo.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the visitors can avail discounts from 15 to 60 percent while the entry is free.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'summary' => 'January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. ',
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	January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), reported that the division has forecast light rain in most parts of western Nepal on Friday as well. The weather will remain partly cloudy on Friday, the MFD said.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Similarly, snowfall is likely to occur in some parts of the mountainous region, it is said. Furthermore, light rain has been forecast for Saturday as well.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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			'title' => 'PM Invites Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	Speaking as one of the panelists in a session on &#39;Strategic Outlook on South Asia&#39; as part of the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, Prime Minister Oli said that the government is focusing on economic development and good governance as well as introducing new policies and reforms in each and every field of economic and social spheres.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Our moto is prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis and to materialize the national desire we are introducing social justice by improving all sectors of our society,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>
<p>
	Nepal right now has a stable government and clear policy in each and every sector, he said while adding that the government is trying to invest and attract investment in productive sector. He further claimed that Nepal has the possibility to become the fastest growing economy within few years.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;For this, we have developed connectivity with China and India, including a railway connection underway with both countries,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Precipitation Occurs in Most Parts of Country',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have&nbsp;been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	The rain brought by the westerly winds in the western parts of the country since Monday night has reached the central and eastern parts, meteorologist Sameer Shrestha told RSS.</p>
<p>
	According to him, this trend will continue through Wednesday night with a brief respite in the afternoon.</p>
<p>
	The weather will be cloudy throughout the day across the country including the Kathmandu Valley with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in most of the places.</p>
<p>
	The Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated that the high hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley including Phulchoki and Chandragiri received snowfall.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, snowfall is taking place in the high mountainous areas of western Nepal. This weather system will prevail until Thursday in the western parts of the country. It is said the precipitation will continue until some more days.</p>
<p>
	Meteorologist Shrestha said that although this system will diminish for a day on Thursday, it will again become active from Friday triggering more precipitation.</p>
<p>
	The RSS reported that the temperature will further plummet increasing the cold as rainfall and snowfall are occurring in most parts of the country. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu had dropped to zero degree Celsius this year. Shrestha however said that the temperature in the Valley will not drop to sub-zero degree despite an increase in cold due to the rain. Kathmandu received 8.1 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => '‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit’ in February',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government – central, provincial and local – the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing ‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019’ in Kathmandu on February 14.',
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	January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government &ndash; central, provincial and local &ndash; the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing &lsquo;Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019&rsquo; in Kathmandu on February 14.</p>
<p>
	Organizing a press meet here in the capital on Wednesday, the CNI informed reporters that the summit will be organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Bishal Media Group.</p>
<p>
	Addressing the meet, President of CNI Hari Bhakta Sharma said that the objective of the summit is to share past experiences, present situation and future possibilities with the government and investors in an effective way.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The summit will bring all the province ministers for industries, entrepreneurs, investors, business graduates, among others under the same roof to discuss on the theme &lsquo;Federal Nepal: Opportunities for Investment and Growth,&rdquo; he said, adding that the main objective of the summit is to identify potential entrepreneurs for growth of the entire business ecosystem.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the country has immense opportunities for economic growth, but there has been very minimal investment in the industrial sector.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;With the adoption of federal system by the country, there is a need to create conducive business environment. Economic transformation is only possible when the innovative ideas of youths are leveraged by the central, provincial and local governments,&rdquo; Sharma said.</p>
<p>
	After the summit is held, CNI said it will also organize provincial-level entrepreneurship summit in all the provinces of the country. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Melamchi Water Supply Project holds Consultations with ADB',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out fromthe project.',
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	January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out from the project.</p>
<p>
	According to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), spokesperson of MWSP Rajendra Prasad Panta said that the project is preparing to scrap the contract with CMC di Ravanna for tunnel construction and entrusting the responsibilities to carry on the remaining works of the project to subsidiary construction companies as it would take a while to call for tender.</p>
<p>
	Of the tunnel measuring 27.5 kilometres from Ambathan of Sindhupalchowk to Sundarjal of Kathmandu, only 410 metres of tunnel require finishing touches, shared Panta.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, 885 metres of tunnel await RCC works and two of the three ventilators are yet to be rebuilt, according to a news report published by RSS.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Ventilation has been made in the tunnel stretching from Gyalthum to Ambathan while drilling needs to be done for ventilations from tunnel spanning from Sundarijal to Sindhu and Sindhu to Gyalthum,&rdquo; RSS said.</p>
<p>
	Installation of GI pipe to bring water from the outlet of the tunnel at Sundarijal to water processing centre is also left to be carried out.</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the project is holding further consultations with the stakeholders to expedite the works.</p>
<p>
	MWSP said it would wait for 14 days for response from the Italian construction company before scrapping the contract. Works relating to the project would be forwarded from February 2, according to the project.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Skiing in Humla',
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			'summary' => 'January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
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	January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The state-run news agency reported that the locals of the district initiated the recreational &lsquo;snow-skiing&rsquo; and snowboarding in collaboration with tourists.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Skiing, a recreational activity of travelling over snow, has been conducted in collaboration with Humla Cultural and Tourism Promotion Youth Alliance and Ski Snowboarding Foundation Nepal, shared the alliance&rsquo;s chair Abinash Lama.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;We had brought the materials required for snow-skiing and snowboarding a week ago. We were just eagerly waiting for the snowfall,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to RSS, Lama expressed his confidence that the district could draw attraction of both domestic and foreign tourists if the sports event related to skiing and snowboarding are given continuity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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			'title' => 'Country’s Path of Nation-Building Relies on Sound Policies: WB Country Director',
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			'summary' => 'World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital.',
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	January 18: World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital. According to the World Bank, over 40 lawmakers of the federal parliament&rsquo;s Finance Committee and the Parliament Secretariat took part in the program that shed light on the World Bank Group operations in Nepal, its instruments, country partnership framework and areas of development support.</p>
<p>
	Issuing a statement, the World Bank said its senior country economist, Kene Ezemenari, presented a synopsis of the bank&rsquo;s analysis of latest macroeconomic and development updates</p>
<p>
	During the interaction, the World Banks country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, Qimiao Fan, said that the country&rsquo;s path of nation-building and sustainable development relies on sound policies and institutions, and the Parliament is key in ensuring that these are both in place.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;&ldquo;These engagements with the representatives of the people of Nepal are a key part of our role and responsibility as trusted partners in Nepal. They allow us to exchange ideas, and to better understand the vision of the Nepali people in reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It also allows us to share experiences on development narratives from the rest of the world,&rdquo; said Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The program was a great opportunity to understand the World Bank Group operations and explore avenues of cooperation and support in the days to come,&rdquo; the statement quoted Krishna Prasad Dahal, chairperson of the parliamentary Finance Committee, as saying.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Extensive sharing of data, information and practical knowledge will help pinpoint the direction of future policies and refine our responsibilities as lawmakers,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;The World Bank said it is engaging Nepal&rsquo;s Parliament in various ways. Through the Integrated Public Financial Management (PFM) Project supported by the multi-donor trust fund (financed by Australia, Switzerland, DFID, EU, Norway and USAID), the World Bank is currently supporting the Parliament of Nepal through strengthening of the PFM capacity of technical staff in the Secretariat.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Knowledge exchange opportunities will be provided to MPs within this program. Provincial Parliaments will also be progressively targeted since they can benefit from the expertise of the federal Parliament to build their own.&rdquo;</p>
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			'title' => 'SC bars CG Telecom’s operation',
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			'summary' => 'The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.</p>
<p>
	A division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and justice Iswar Prasad Khatiwada issued the order on Thursday, January 17, quashing an earlier order that granted permission for the company to operate the service.</p>
<p>
	Earlier on December 25, senior-most justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued an interim order allowing CG to operate telecom service.</p>
<p>
	The latest order of the apex court has halted the operation of the company owned by billionaire industrialist Binod Chaudhary with immediate effect. The Supreme Court&rsquo;s order comes in response to a petition filed by Nepal Telecommunication Authority to halt the service.</p>
<p>
	In the petition, NTA has said CG Communication&rsquo;s claim that it has acquired license to operate mobile service is false. NTA clarified that it had granted permission to CG Telecom some 15 years ago to provide rural telecom service only in 16 districts of the then eastern development region of the country.</p>
<p>
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			'title' => 'Many National Pride Projects Fare Average',
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			'summary' => 'Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the ‘projects of national pride’ except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress.',
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	January 18: Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the &lsquo;projects of national pride&rsquo; except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the status of the performance of rest of the projects except the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is not satisfactory. The government has listed 21 projects as the &lsquo;national pride projects&rsquo;.</p>
<p>
	A report prepared by the National Planning Commission (NPC) shows that the West Seti Hydro- electricity Project has not made any progress till now. The progress of this project remains almost nil since 21 years.</p>
<p>
	A Chinese company named Three Gorges which was said to promote this project has returned citing differences on some technical issues.</p>
<p>
	The government had formed a taskforce comprising of Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun, Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board Nepal, Maha Prasad Adhikari, regarding how to proceed ahead with the project. The taskforce has not prepared any report till date.</p>
<p>
	Talking to RSS, the board&rsquo;s CEO Adhikari said that the report is in the final stages of preparation and it would be presented in the board meeting in a few days. The report is being prepared under the coordination of Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the overall progress of another national pride project &ndash; Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project &ndash; is 9.9 per cent. This project is much talked about since the last five years. According to RSS, the task of distributing compensation for the land acquired for the project is in progress. However, the compensation for the land at Arughat Bazar of Gorkha and Khahare Bazar of Dhading district has not been determined as yet.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, around 97 per cent works of another national pride project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, has been completed but its remaining work has not taken any momentum after the hydro mechanical contractor could not carry out stipulated works of the project.</p>
<p>
	The 456-MW project has made preparation to produce electricity commercially by coming mid-November.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, there is also problem in Sikta Irrigation Project. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed case against the project after contractors, consultants and technical staff of the project were not found fulfilling their responsibilities. The overall progress of the project, which is under construction for the past 12 years, is around 56 per cent.</p>
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			'title' => 'Rain and Snowfall Likely in Most Parts of Country',
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			'summary' => 'January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.',
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	January 25: Cloudy skies throughout the country and light rain as well as snowfall in most of the places in the country are in forecast for Friday due to the influence of the westerly winds.</p>
<p>
	According to a news report published by the state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), the westerly low pressure trough will dominate the weather conditions on FRiday.</p>
<p>
	Bibhuti Pokharel, meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, shared that there was a probability of light to moderate snowfall in some places in the western and mid-western parts of the country.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, western parts of the country will be partly to generally cloudy from Thursday night while weather in rest of the areas will be partly cloudy, according to the department.</p>
<p>
	Similar weather condition has been forecast throughout the country on Saturday while light rainfall is expected in the hilly areas. Light to heavy snowfall is likely in various parts of the mountainous region on Saturday.</p>
<p>
	According to the latest weather report, the minimum temperature recorded in Kathmandu was 5 degrees Celsius while the mercury level has plummeted to minus in Jumla.</p>
<p>
	Biratnagar has recorded the highest temperature in the country measuring at 25 degrees Celsius.</p>
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			'title' => '‘Nepal-bound Goods from Kolkata will not Require Paperwork’',
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			'summary' => 'January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port.',
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	January 24: India has agreed to remove the hassles of paperwork for goods imported to Nepal from third countries via Kolkata port. This new provision will come into effect from February 15 for goods to be transported through train, according to government sources.</p>
<p>
	Rabi Shankar Sainju, joint secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India has agreed to provide this facility to Nepal-bound goods. He said that the CBIC officials officially informed the ministry regarding this decision on Wednesday, January 23.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;CBIC has already issued such directive and the Kolkata Customs Office will issue the notice within a few days,&rdquo; he told NBA.</p>
<p>
	According to the ministry, it will be implemented in the transportation of goods through railway in the first phase. There are plans of implementing the same system for the transportation of goods through road as well. Nepal had demanded the removal of paperwork while importing goods as Kolkata port is used only as a transit point. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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	January 25: Stakeholders of the industrial sector have expressed their view that the recent amendment to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act will encourage investors towards injecting investments in the special economic zones.</p>
<p>
	Addressing a roundtable discussion in the capital on Thursday regarding the &lsquo;problems faced by industries inside the Bhairahawa SEZ,&rsquo; the stakeholders said that the government&rsquo;s decision to reduce the compulsory export provision for industries inside SEZ to 60 per cent from the existing 75 per cent is investment-friendly and will encourage the private sector towards investing in such protected zones of the government, according to the Society of Economic Journalists of Nepal (SEJON) which organised the discussion.</p>
<p>
	With various amendments intended to promote export provisions for industries inside SEZ and assure further tax incentives, the cabinet had endorsed the SEZ Bill last week. The SEZ Bill has been tabled at the Parliament for final approval.</p>
<p>
	Along with reducing the mandatory export provision for industries operating within the SEZ to 60 per cent of their production, the new SEZ Bill also assures 100 per cent income tax waiver for such industries for the first five years and 50 per cent income tax waiver thereafter, SEJON said in a statement.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the Bill has also reduced the rental fee for industries within SEZ to Rs 20 per square meter per month from Rs 150 per square meter month.</p>
<p>
	Furthermore, the SEZ Bill has also reduced the minimum investment ceiling for industries inside SEZ to Rs 20 million from Rs 50 million.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	Speaking at the discussion programme, Shankar Sharma, former vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) said that though the SEZ Bill has attempted to promote investment inside the SEZs, the government should now focus on effective implementation of the new laws.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The new SEZ Bill has addressed some of the key issues raised by investors inside the SEZ. However, it is crucial that the government implements the law properly through enhanced cooperation between the government agencies,&rdquo; said Sharma.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, Toyam Raya, director general at the Department of Customs, said that current laws are contradictory resulting in difficulty in their effective implementation.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Thus, the government should ensure that any law should not contradict with another one while formulating them,&rdquo; said Raya.</p>
<p>
	On the occasion, Hara Raj Neupane, deputy managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) assured that the authority is serious in providing necessary power supply in the industrial sector, including the Bhairahawa SEZ.</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, former Commerce Secretary Purshottam Ojha said that the government should focus on implementing the one-door policy for industries inside SEZs.</p>
<p>
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			'summary' => 'January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: The number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to the state-run news agency, tourist arrival at the national park increased by 21,028 in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s Information Officer Gopal Ghimire informed RSS that a total 88,151 tourists visited the national park until January 14 of the current fiscal year. Among them, 18,734 are Nepalis, 10,338 are from SAARC countries and 59,079 are from other countries.</p>
<p>
	The number of tourists visiting the national park until mid-January of the last fiscal year was 67,123.</p>
<p>
	According to Ghimire, CNP has collected revenue of around Rs 150 million from tourist entry fees in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The same was Rs 237 million for the entire fiscal year last season. A total of 152,671 tourists had visited CNP last year.</p>
<p>
	CNP&rsquo;s chief conservation officer Ved Kumar Dhakal said the revenue has increased along with the rise in the number of visitors. He said that they have set the target to welcome 200,000 tourists in the current fiscal year.</p>
<p>
	Food Festival at Sauraha on Feb 11</p>
<p>
	Meanwhile, the Restaurant and Bar Association (REBAN) Sauraha is going to organize the Sauraha Food Festival from February 11 on the occasion of St Valentine&rsquo;s Day. The festival will be held at Sishwar playground at Ratnanagar Municipality-7 and will last until February 15.</p>
<p>
	Various cuisines will be offered in the food festival. Cultural programmes will also be organized, REBAN&rsquo;s president Gokarna Giri said. Volleyball competition, tourists&rsquo; race, waiters&rsquo; race and children&rsquo;s games would also be organized as part of the event.</p>
<p>
	There are 110 hotels including 60 restaurants in Sauraha.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9869',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Excessive Snowfall Throws Life out of Gear in Dolpa',
			'sub_title' => 'Telecommunication, electricity, transportation and flights disrupted',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: Transportation has come to a halt in Dolpa due to excessive snowfall in the district since Monday evening.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted telecommunication service in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall and rain continued till Wednesday obstructing vehicular movement along Jajarkot-Dolpa road section. Thick layers of snow on the road has not only halted operation of vehicles but has also caused difficulty to operate mules and horses.</p>
<p>
	Provincial Assembly member of Karnali Province, Bir Bahadur Shahi, informed New Business Age that the the snowfall has obstructed most of the routes in the district.</p>
<p>
	The daily activities of eight rural municipalities of the district have been badly affected by the snowfall.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted electricity in most of the areas of the district.</p>
<p>
	According to the local units of Dolpa, areas in upper Dolpa including Kaike, Phoksundo, Charka, Tangsong experienced snowfall since Monday evening. Lower areas of Dolpa like Jagdulla, Mudkechula, Thuli Bheri, Tripura Sundari received snowfall only on Tuesday, which continued till the next day. Temperature in northern parts of the district has dropped to sub-zero degree.</p>
<p>
	Ramit Budha, a local of Mudkechula said that the excessive cold has prevented students from attending schools while the villagers have been facing problems to graze their cattle.</p>
<p>
	The snowfall has also disrupted daily flights at Jufal-based airport in Dolpa.</p>
<p>
	However, farmers have expressed happiness as the snowfall would result in good crops this season.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9872',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicks off',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 24: Birat Footwear Expo 2075 kicked off in the capital of Province 1 on Wednesday with the objective to promote country-made products.</p>
<p>
	Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Province 1, Hikmat Kumar Karki, inaugurated the expo amid a function on January 23. The provincial minister said that strengthening home-grown industries would make the economy strong and also provide employment opportunities.</p>
<p>
	The expo being held in an open ground in front of Bank of Kathmandu in Biratnagar Main Road-7 will run for a month, according to the organisers.</p>
<p>
	Coordinator of the organising committee Homnath Upadhyay informed New Business Age that 10 Nepali companies will be displaying various kinds of footwear during the expo.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the visitors can avail discounts from 15 to 60 percent while the entry is free.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'id' => '9870',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Light rain likely today in Western Nepal ',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. ',
			'content' => '<div>
	January 24: Light rain is likely to continue on Thursday at one or two places of the western hills of Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	The state-run news agency, Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), reported that the division has forecast light rain in most parts of western Nepal on Friday as well. The weather will remain partly cloudy on Friday, the MFD said.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Similarly, snowfall is likely to occur in some parts of the mountainous region, it is said. Furthermore, light rain has been forecast for Saturday as well.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9856',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'PM Invites Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is trying to invite investment, use technology and technology transfer to develop connectivity in its trade and relationship with Asian countries, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	Speaking as one of the panelists in a session on &#39;Strategic Outlook on South Asia&#39; as part of the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, Prime Minister Oli said that the government is focusing on economic development and good governance as well as introducing new policies and reforms in each and every field of economic and social spheres.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Our moto is prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis and to materialize the national desire we are introducing social justice by improving all sectors of our society,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.</p>
<p>
	Nepal right now has a stable government and clear policy in each and every sector, he said while adding that the government is trying to invest and attract investment in productive sector. He further claimed that Nepal has the possibility to become the fastest growing economy within few years.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;For this, we have developed connectivity with China and India, including a railway connection underway with both countries,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9866',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Precipitation Occurs in Most Parts of Country',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Rainfall as well as snowfall have&nbsp;been taking place in most parts of the country due to the influence of the westerly winds, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	The rain brought by the westerly winds in the western parts of the country since Monday night has reached the central and eastern parts, meteorologist Sameer Shrestha told RSS.</p>
<p>
	According to him, this trend will continue through Wednesday night with a brief respite in the afternoon.</p>
<p>
	The weather will be cloudy throughout the day across the country including the Kathmandu Valley with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in most of the places.</p>
<p>
	The Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated that the high hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley including Phulchoki and Chandragiri received snowfall.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, snowfall is taking place in the high mountainous areas of western Nepal. This weather system will prevail until Thursday in the western parts of the country. It is said the precipitation will continue until some more days.</p>
<p>
	Meteorologist Shrestha said that although this system will diminish for a day on Thursday, it will again become active from Friday triggering more precipitation.</p>
<p>
	The RSS reported that the temperature will further plummet increasing the cold as rainfall and snowfall are occurring in most parts of the country. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu had dropped to zero degree Celsius this year. Shrestha however said that the temperature in the Valley will not drop to sub-zero degree despite an increase in cold due to the rain. Kathmandu received 8.1 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9868',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => '‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit’ in February',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government – central, provincial and local – the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing ‘Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019’ in Kathmandu on February 14.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: With an aim of providing innovative ideas and pathway for future planning to all the three tiers of the government &ndash; central, provincial and local &ndash; the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing &lsquo;Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019&rsquo; in Kathmandu on February 14.</p>
<p>
	Organizing a press meet here in the capital on Wednesday, the CNI informed reporters that the summit will be organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Bishal Media Group.</p>
<p>
	Addressing the meet, President of CNI Hari Bhakta Sharma said that the objective of the summit is to share past experiences, present situation and future possibilities with the government and investors in an effective way.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The summit will bring all the province ministers for industries, entrepreneurs, investors, business graduates, among others under the same roof to discuss on the theme &lsquo;Federal Nepal: Opportunities for Investment and Growth,&rdquo; he said, adding that the main objective of the summit is to identify potential entrepreneurs for growth of the entire business ecosystem.</p>
<p>
	He further said that the country has immense opportunities for economic growth, but there has been very minimal investment in the industrial sector.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;With the adoption of federal system by the country, there is a need to create conducive business environment. Economic transformation is only possible when the innovative ideas of youths are leveraged by the central, provincial and local governments,&rdquo; Sharma said.</p>
<p>
	After the summit is held, CNI said it will also organize provincial-level entrepreneurship summit in all the provinces of the country. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9855',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Melamchi Water Supply Project holds Consultations with ADB',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out fromthe project.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 23: Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) recently held consultations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite the project work after the Italian contractor company pulled out from the project.</p>
<p>
	According to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), spokesperson of MWSP Rajendra Prasad Panta said that the project is preparing to scrap the contract with CMC di Ravanna for tunnel construction and entrusting the responsibilities to carry on the remaining works of the project to subsidiary construction companies as it would take a while to call for tender.</p>
<p>
	Of the tunnel measuring 27.5 kilometres from Ambathan of Sindhupalchowk to Sundarjal of Kathmandu, only 410 metres of tunnel require finishing touches, shared Panta.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, 885 metres of tunnel await RCC works and two of the three ventilators are yet to be rebuilt, according to a news report published by RSS.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Ventilation has been made in the tunnel stretching from Gyalthum to Ambathan while drilling needs to be done for ventilations from tunnel spanning from Sundarijal to Sindhu and Sindhu to Gyalthum,&rdquo; RSS said.</p>
<p>
	Installation of GI pipe to bring water from the outlet of the tunnel at Sundarijal to water processing centre is also left to be carried out.</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the project is holding further consultations with the stakeholders to expedite the works.</p>
<p>
	MWSP said it would wait for 14 days for response from the Italian construction company before scrapping the contract. Works relating to the project would be forwarded from February 2, according to the project.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
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			'image' => '20190123011814_ADB.jpg',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9854',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Skiing in Humla',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).',
			'content' => '<div>
	January 23: Skiing has begun in Humla for the first time, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). The state-run news agency reported that the locals of the district initiated the recreational &lsquo;snow-skiing&rsquo; and snowboarding in collaboration with tourists.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	Skiing, a recreational activity of travelling over snow, has been conducted in collaboration with Humla Cultural and Tourism Promotion Youth Alliance and Ski Snowboarding Foundation Nepal, shared the alliance&rsquo;s chair Abinash Lama.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&ldquo;We had brought the materials required for snow-skiing and snowboarding a week ago. We were just eagerly waiting for the snowfall,&rdquo; RSS quoted him as saying.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	According to RSS, Lama expressed his confidence that the district could draw attraction of both domestic and foreign tourists if the sports event related to skiing and snowboarding are given continuity.&nbsp;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>
',
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			'description' => '',
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			'image' => '20190123125527_aaa.jpg',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9853',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Country’s Path of Nation-Building Relies on Sound Policies: WB Country Director',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: World Bank officials on Thursday held consultations with Members of Parliament of Nepal on development policy during a knowledge exchange program held in the capital. According to the World Bank, over 40 lawmakers of the federal parliament&rsquo;s Finance Committee and the Parliament Secretariat took part in the program that shed light on the World Bank Group operations in Nepal, its instruments, country partnership framework and areas of development support.</p>
<p>
	Issuing a statement, the World Bank said its senior country economist, Kene Ezemenari, presented a synopsis of the bank&rsquo;s analysis of latest macroeconomic and development updates</p>
<p>
	During the interaction, the World Banks country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, Qimiao Fan, said that the country&rsquo;s path of nation-building and sustainable development relies on sound policies and institutions, and the Parliament is key in ensuring that these are both in place.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;&ldquo;These engagements with the representatives of the people of Nepal are a key part of our role and responsibility as trusted partners in Nepal. They allow us to exchange ideas, and to better understand the vision of the Nepali people in reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It also allows us to share experiences on development narratives from the rest of the world,&rdquo; said Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;The program was a great opportunity to understand the World Bank Group operations and explore avenues of cooperation and support in the days to come,&rdquo; the statement quoted Krishna Prasad Dahal, chairperson of the parliamentary Finance Committee, as saying.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Extensive sharing of data, information and practical knowledge will help pinpoint the direction of future policies and refine our responsibilities as lawmakers,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;The World Bank said it is engaging Nepal&rsquo;s Parliament in various ways. Through the Integrated Public Financial Management (PFM) Project supported by the multi-donor trust fund (financed by Australia, Switzerland, DFID, EU, Norway and USAID), the World Bank is currently supporting the Parliament of Nepal through strengthening of the PFM capacity of technical staff in the Secretariat.</p>
<p>
	&ldquo;Knowledge exchange opportunities will be provided to MPs within this program. Provincial Parliaments will also be progressively targeted since they can benefit from the expertise of the federal Parliament to build their own.&rdquo;</p>
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			'image' => '20190122031202_WB.JPG',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9852',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'SC bars CG Telecom’s operation',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to CG Telecom to stop operation of mobile telecommunication service.</p>
<p>
	A division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and justice Iswar Prasad Khatiwada issued the order on Thursday, January 17, quashing an earlier order that granted permission for the company to operate the service.</p>
<p>
	Earlier on December 25, senior-most justice Deepak Raj Joshi had issued an interim order allowing CG to operate telecom service.</p>
<p>
	The latest order of the apex court has halted the operation of the company owned by billionaire industrialist Binod Chaudhary with immediate effect. The Supreme Court&rsquo;s order comes in response to a petition filed by Nepal Telecommunication Authority to halt the service.</p>
<p>
	In the petition, NTA has said CG Communication&rsquo;s claim that it has acquired license to operate mobile service is false. NTA clarified that it had granted permission to CG Telecom some 15 years ago to provide rural telecom service only in 16 districts of the then eastern development region of the country.</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
',
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			'created' => '2019-01-22',
			'modified' => '2019-01-22',
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			'description' => '',
			'sortorder' => '9623',
			'image' => '20190122030807_Telecom.jpg',
			'article_date' => '2019-01-18 00:00:00',
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		'Article' => array(
			'id' => '9850',
			'article_category_id' => '1',
			'title' => 'Many National Pride Projects Fare Average',
			'sub_title' => '',
			'summary' => 'Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the ‘projects of national pride’ except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress.',
			'content' => '<p>
	January 18: Most of the projects prioritized by the government as the &lsquo;projects of national pride&rsquo; except a few are found not to be making meaningful progress, according to a news report published by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS).</p>
<p>
	According to RSS, the status of the performance of rest of the projects except the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is not satisfactory. The government has listed 21 projects as the &lsquo;national pride projects&rsquo;.</p>
<p>
	A report prepared by the National Planning Commission (NPC) shows that the West Seti Hydro- electricity Project has not made any progress till now. The progress of this project remains almost nil since 21 years.</p>
<p>
	A Chinese company named Three Gorges which was said to promote this project has returned citing differences on some technical issues.</p>
<p>
	The government had formed a taskforce comprising of Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun, Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board Nepal, Maha Prasad Adhikari, regarding how to proceed ahead with the project. The taskforce has not prepared any report till date.</p>
<p>
	Talking to RSS, the board&rsquo;s CEO Adhikari said that the report is in the final stages of preparation and it would be presented in the board meeting in a few days. The report is being prepared under the coordination of Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, the overall progress of another national pride project &ndash; Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project &ndash; is 9.9 per cent. This project is much talked about since the last five years. According to RSS, the task of distributing compensation for the land acquired for the project is in progress. However, the compensation for the land at Arughat Bazar of Gorkha and Khahare Bazar of Dhading district has not been determined as yet.</p>
<p>
	Similarly, around 97 per cent works of another national pride project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, has been completed but its remaining work has not taken any momentum after the hydro mechanical contractor could not carry out stipulated works of the project.</p>
<p>
	The 456-MW project has made preparation to produce electricity commercially by coming mid-November.</p>
<p>
	Likewise, there is also problem in Sikta Irrigation Project. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed case against the project after contractors, consultants and technical staff of the project were not found fulfilling their responsibilities. The overall progress of the project, which is under construction for the past 12 years, is around 56 per cent.</p>
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