
August 19: Kailash Bikas Bank has signed an agreement with Garima Bikas Bank for providing remittance service of Garima…
August 19: Kailash Bikas Bank has signed an agreement with Garima Bikas Bank for providing remittance service of Garima…
August 17: Mega Bank has started three new branchless banking facilities under its service extension…
August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16.…
August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.…
August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its…
August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August…
August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month.…
August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the connectIPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online…
August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018.…
August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10th regional final of Real School of Nepal…
August 17: The grand finale of the 4th Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August…
August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading…
August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to…
August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the…
August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan…
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The bank said in a statement that it has opened the branchless banking service in Champadevi of Kritipur Municipality, Jhor of Tokha Municipality and Ramkot of Nagarjun Municipality.</p> <p>Ramesh Maharjan, mayor of Kritipur Municipality, and Dambar Bahadur Shrestha, coordinator of the branchless counter of Mega Bank, jointly inaugurated the facility in Champadevi. Similarly, Mohan Kumar Basnet, mayor of Nagarjun Municipality, inaugurated the branchless facility in Ramkot and Shree Krishna Adhikari, chairman of ward number 1 of Tokha Municipality, inaugurated the branchless service in Jhor. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8680', 'image' => '20180817053508_Mega_Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8900', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Photo Kathmandu in October-November', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. According to the organiser, Photo Kathmandu creates a space for conversations between the city and its public, and its pasts and its aspirations.</p> <p>“The festival brings together photographers and other practitioners who work with the visual medium to build and showcase projects as exhibitions, projections and various pop-ups, facilitate workshops and exchanges, join a mixed-media residency, and participate in other core and collateral programming,” Photo.circle said in a statement.</p> <p>The festival will be anchored in the historic city of Patan. 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', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. The bank’s CEO Janak Sharma Poudel and the insurance company’s Assistant General Manager Dinesh Amatya signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organisations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:start"><span style="color:#333333; font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">With the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of life insurance services provided by IME Life Insurance Company through any of the bank’s 131 branches.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8678', 'image' => '20180817051519_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8897', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '5 More Branches of Reliance Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network. The insurance company said in a statement that it opened the branches at Chabahil, Kalanki, Maharajgunj, Chyamasingh and Banepa. </p> <p>The branches were inaugurated amid separate events on Thursday, August 16. Tara Chand Kediac chairperson of Reliance Life Insurance along with Sobha Sapkota, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 14 inaugurated the branch in Kalanki.</p> <p> Likewise the chairperson of the insurance company was accompanied by Suddha Kumar Dangol, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 7 and Chirayu Bhandari, former CEO of Nepal Punarbeema Company to inaugurate the branches in Chabahil and Maharajgunj.</p> <p>Ram Prasad Prajapati, chairman of Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the branch in Chyamasingh and Prakash Manadhar, chairman of Banepa Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the Banepa branch of the insurance company. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8677', 'image' => '20180817045913_IMG_1001.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8898', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bancassurance Pact between Shangrila Bank and General Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of non-life insurance services provided by General Insurance through any of the bank’s branches.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8676', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8896', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO to Launch F9 this Month', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. OPPO said in a statement that the F9 is a brand-new breakthrough F series smartphone that will be shipped with VOOC flash charge, gradient colors, as well as a unique waterdrop screen design.</p> <p>According to the company, VOOC flash charge applies a low voltage fast charging mechanism to deliver lightning quick charging. With its standardized configuration 5V/4A, it can achieve a charging speed 4 times faster than conventional 5V/1A charging technology, the statement claimed.</p> <p>“While guaranteeing fast charging performance, VOOC also ensures a safe charging process. Specifically, OPPO VOOC has five layers of protection from the charging adapter to smartphone, including low temperature and voltage, which ensures a fast and safe charge,” the statement said.</p> <p>OPPO said that the F9 uses a gorgeous gradient color design, again a first in the F series. OPPO said it created this design because of technological advances in color processes, while gradient colors in the market are already popular among young people. The three colors on offer are sunrise red, twilight blue and starry purple, with inspiration coming from nature – sunrise, twilight, and starry skies.</p> <p>In addition to the unique gradient color options, the device will also feature OPPO’s first FHD+ waterdrop screen with a high screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8 percent. This, according to the company, provides a vivid, visual enjoyment without increasing the size of the phone while the high-resolution screen offers a more immersive experience to consumers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8675', 'image' => '20180817124826_F9 pic 5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8895', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '3 more banks join connectIPS e-Payment System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the connectIPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the <em>connect</em>IPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment. With this, the customers of the three banks will be able to make online payment of up to Rs 100,000 per transaction through the <em>connect</em>IPS system, according to Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL) which introduced the online payment system.</p> <p>“The banks’ customers can enroll and link their bank account(s) with one-time verification from their respective banks, after which they can use the payment services including fund transfer, online payment and bill payment. All such transactions are processed directly from the bank accounts and do not require any intermediary,” reads a statement issued by NCHL.</p> <p>According to NCHL,<em> connect</em>IPS e-Payment System has already been subscribed by more than 32 banks and financial institutions among which 26 are already in operations.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8674', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8894', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Top 6 Finalists of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018 Announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. According to the organsier, six finalists have been selected from a list of over 532 applications this year to honour the youths for the impacts they have created in the society.</p> <p>Those shortlisted are Bikalpa Dhungana, 19, (inventor from Tanahu), Deepshikha Ghimire, 18, (writer from Makwanpur), Prashansha KC, 17, (social activist from Rukum), Saugat Tiwari, 19, (entrepreneur from Chitwan), Sudarshan Subedi, 19, (ecopreneur from Okhaldhunga), and Swornim Shrestha, 17, (social entrepreneur from Sindhupalchowk).</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is a platform for Nepali teenagers to share their initiation, creativity, and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the nation to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the organisers saind in a statement.</p> <p>This is the fourth edition of the ‘first-ever’ program designed in the country to recognize dedicated, passionate, and innovative teenagers so as to encourage their initiatives, the statement further says.</p> <p>Bipana Sharma, a 17-year-old child rights activist from Sunwal, Nawalparasi, and Santosh Lamichhane, a young scientist were felicitated with the first and second Glocal Teen Hero awards in the years 2015 and 2016 respectively. Similarly, social activist Sachin Dangi was declared the Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero in 2017.</p> <p>The event will be held at Soaltee Crowne Plaza on September 1.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8673', 'image' => '20180817123306_PIC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8893', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gyankunj Declared Winner of Regional Final', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10th regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10<sup>th</sup> regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018. The school won the contest from the Central Region, Kathmandu West on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the participating students from the winning school Rabin Khanal, Sujan Singh Khadka, Nishant Acharya, Anurag Sharma, Richa Thapa and Zidan Tamang. They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu.</p> <p>Meanwhile Pranaya Panthi of Little Star’s Academy won the extempore contest in the senior category while Namrata Hamal of Mount Glory Int’l School won the dance competition. Likewise, Ruzul Shrestha of Triyog High School was declared the winner of football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Smriti Maharjan of Kumudini Kunj Higher Secondary School won the painting competition, Lubik Newa of Dallu Awasiya Vidhyalaya won the 3 minutes of fame contest and Zidan Tamang of Gyankunj Higher Secondary School was announced the winner of score the real goal contest.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the 11<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in the Central Region, Lalitpur on August 21. The winners of the regional finals will get a chance to feature in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8672', 'image' => '20180817121837_IMG_3965.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8892', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Netgear ICT Award 2018 today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: The grand finale of the 4th Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: The grand finale of the 4<sup>th</sup> Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.</p> <p>Following a series of presentation and interview, five finalists each in “startup” and “product” categories have been selected for the Netgear ICT Award 2018.</p> <p>According to the organizing committee, Cell App Innovation, Ek Ghanti Services, Nepali Paisa Media Pvt Ltd, People Development Lab Pvt Ltd and Sarathi Pvt Ltd are the finalists for the best startup company award category whereas Isolution Life, Sarathi, Smartpalika, Thirdwheel Nepal and Uddhyami Nepal have been selected as finalists for the product category award.</p> <p>A total, 27 companies were nominated for startup category and 25 for the product category. “A panel of jury members evaluated each of the applicants and the final winner of each category will be decided on the basis of votes of general public as well as the points obtained from jury’s markings,” informed coordinator of the event, Tushar Neupaney. Similarly, another jury member Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit International, informed that they will closely work with the winners in the areas of investment and mentorship.</p> <p>Razan Lamsal, the event manager, informed New Business Age that this year’s award had very promising nominations and he assured that the award is very fair.</p> <p>The event envisions rewarding the national heroes of IT sector in Nepal. ICT Award will also give a token of appreciation to people who have devoted their lives to the IT sector in Nepal.</p> <p>IC Tech Media Private Limited has been organizing the ICT Award since the last three years.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8671', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8891', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three additional branches of NIC Asia in Dhading', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.</p> <p>The bank said in a statement that it has opened the new branches in Khanikola and Dharke of Dhunibesi Municipality and Mahadevbesi of Tharke Rural Municipality.</p> <p>Bal Krishna Acharya, mayor of Dhunibesi Municipality, and Ram Kumar Acharya, chairman of Mahadevbesi Rural Municipality, inaugurated the new branches amid an event on August 15, Wednesday.</p> <p>The bank has earlier opened two branches in Gajuri and Galchi of Dhading district.</p> <p>NIC Asia Bank in a statement informed that it aims to ease the financial transaction of the locals in Dhading by providing modern banking service from the newly operated branches.</p> <p> With the operation of the new branches, the bank now has 237 branches, 230 ATMs, 14 extension counters and 17 branchless banking facilities across the country.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8670', 'image' => '20180816025234_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8890', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Youth Conference 2018 held with Aim of Transforming lives through Leadership and Innovation', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14. The theme of the conference for the International Youth Day 2018 was: “Safe Space for Youth” to express views and engage in key discussions and related activities across diverse platforms.</p> <p>In total, 204 participants attended the conference out of which 154 youths (one female and one male) were from 77 districts. Additionally, 50 youths from the Provinces (gender balanced) were selected from among the differently-abled, Dalits, diverse ethnic groups and LGBTQI.</p> <p>The main objectives of the National Youth Conference 2018 were to examine the status of agriculture, tourism and IT development in Nepal, to engage youths in the economic development of the country, explore innovative ideas for creating sustainable domestic employment opportunities for promoting youth leadership and innovation, and mobilizing the youths for partnering with the federal, provincial and local governments to influence national and local policies and plans on youth and development for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 5 pertaining to Gender Equality, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Key leading entrepreneurs, business and social leaders led brief discussions in the groups to inspire the participants in visualizing their potential roles in transforming Nepal.</p> <p>Irina Karki Gurung, Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Bottlers Nepal Limited, shared a presentation on how the Coca-Cola system in the region focuses on areas of water stewardship, sustainable agriculture and recycling, and how as leader in the beverage industry, the company is committed to keeping sustainability at the heart of the business. </p> <p>According to the organiser, the goal of sharing the sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola in Nepal and in the INSWA region was to inspire the youth ahead of their brain storming and planning session to come up with actionable approaches for the first youth led-provincial action plans.</p> <p>The three-day event included various sessions on SDGs overview and localization, panel discussion on youth in agriculture, tourism and entrepreneurship, youth talk shows on youth and SDGs leadership connection and announcement of awards of 7 innovative ideas for the first youth led action plans.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8669', 'image' => '20180816020153_aayouthf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8889', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three new branches of NB Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation. Issuing a press statement, the bank said it opened the new branches at Fikal of Ilam, Chandranagar of Sarlahi and Devahi Gunahi of Rautahat districts recently.</p> <p>The bank said that it opened the branches with the motive of providing easy access to banking services to the people of the rural areas.</p> <p>With the opening of the three new branches, the bank now has a total of 74 branches across the nation.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8668', 'image' => '20180816015306_NB Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8888', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nissan Exchange Camp Underway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range. 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The bank said in a statement that it has opened the branchless banking service in Champadevi of Kritipur Municipality, Jhor of Tokha Municipality and Ramkot of Nagarjun Municipality.</p> <p>Ramesh Maharjan, mayor of Kritipur Municipality, and Dambar Bahadur Shrestha, coordinator of the branchless counter of Mega Bank, jointly inaugurated the facility in Champadevi. Similarly, Mohan Kumar Basnet, mayor of Nagarjun Municipality, inaugurated the branchless facility in Ramkot and Shree Krishna Adhikari, chairman of ward number 1 of Tokha Municipality, inaugurated the branchless service in Jhor. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8680', 'image' => '20180817053508_Mega_Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8900', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Photo Kathmandu in October-November', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. According to the organiser, Photo Kathmandu creates a space for conversations between the city and its public, and its pasts and its aspirations.</p> <p>“The festival brings together photographers and other practitioners who work with the visual medium to build and showcase projects as exhibitions, projections and various pop-ups, facilitate workshops and exchanges, join a mixed-media residency, and participate in other core and collateral programming,” Photo.circle said in a statement.</p> <p>The festival will be anchored in the historic city of Patan. This year, it has grown to a month long event from a two-week format in its last edition, and one of its key exhibitions will be extended for six months.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8679', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8899', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Sings Bancassurance Agreement with IME Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. The bank’s CEO Janak Sharma Poudel and the insurance company’s Assistant General Manager Dinesh Amatya signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organisations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:start"><span style="color:#333333; font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">With the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of life insurance services provided by IME Life Insurance Company through any of the bank’s 131 branches.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8678', 'image' => '20180817051519_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8897', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '5 More Branches of Reliance Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network. The insurance company said in a statement that it opened the branches at Chabahil, Kalanki, Maharajgunj, Chyamasingh and Banepa. </p> <p>The branches were inaugurated amid separate events on Thursday, August 16. Tara Chand Kediac chairperson of Reliance Life Insurance along with Sobha Sapkota, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 14 inaugurated the branch in Kalanki.</p> <p> Likewise the chairperson of the insurance company was accompanied by Suddha Kumar Dangol, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 7 and Chirayu Bhandari, former CEO of Nepal Punarbeema Company to inaugurate the branches in Chabahil and Maharajgunj.</p> <p>Ram Prasad Prajapati, chairman of Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the branch in Chyamasingh and Prakash Manadhar, chairman of Banepa Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the Banepa branch of the insurance company. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8677', 'image' => '20180817045913_IMG_1001.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8898', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bancassurance Pact between Shangrila Bank and General Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of non-life insurance services provided by General Insurance through any of the bank’s branches.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8676', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8896', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO to Launch F9 this Month', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. OPPO said in a statement that the F9 is a brand-new breakthrough F series smartphone that will be shipped with VOOC flash charge, gradient colors, as well as a unique waterdrop screen design.</p> <p>According to the company, VOOC flash charge applies a low voltage fast charging mechanism to deliver lightning quick charging. With its standardized configuration 5V/4A, it can achieve a charging speed 4 times faster than conventional 5V/1A charging technology, the statement claimed.</p> <p>“While guaranteeing fast charging performance, VOOC also ensures a safe charging process. Specifically, OPPO VOOC has five layers of protection from the charging adapter to smartphone, including low temperature and voltage, which ensures a fast and safe charge,” the statement said.</p> <p>OPPO said that the F9 uses a gorgeous gradient color design, again a first in the F series. OPPO said it created this design because of technological advances in color processes, while gradient colors in the market are already popular among young people. The three colors on offer are sunrise red, twilight blue and starry purple, with inspiration coming from nature – sunrise, twilight, and starry skies.</p> <p>In addition to the unique gradient color options, the device will also feature OPPO’s first FHD+ waterdrop screen with a high screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8 percent. This, according to the company, provides a vivid, visual enjoyment without increasing the size of the phone while the high-resolution screen offers a more immersive experience to consumers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8675', 'image' => '20180817124826_F9 pic 5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8895', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '3 more banks join connectIPS e-Payment System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the connectIPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the <em>connect</em>IPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment. With this, the customers of the three banks will be able to make online payment of up to Rs 100,000 per transaction through the <em>connect</em>IPS system, according to Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL) which introduced the online payment system.</p> <p>“The banks’ customers can enroll and link their bank account(s) with one-time verification from their respective banks, after which they can use the payment services including fund transfer, online payment and bill payment. All such transactions are processed directly from the bank accounts and do not require any intermediary,” reads a statement issued by NCHL.</p> <p>According to NCHL,<em> connect</em>IPS e-Payment System has already been subscribed by more than 32 banks and financial institutions among which 26 are already in operations.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8674', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8894', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Top 6 Finalists of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018 Announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. According to the organsier, six finalists have been selected from a list of over 532 applications this year to honour the youths for the impacts they have created in the society.</p> <p>Those shortlisted are Bikalpa Dhungana, 19, (inventor from Tanahu), Deepshikha Ghimire, 18, (writer from Makwanpur), Prashansha KC, 17, (social activist from Rukum), Saugat Tiwari, 19, (entrepreneur from Chitwan), Sudarshan Subedi, 19, (ecopreneur from Okhaldhunga), and Swornim Shrestha, 17, (social entrepreneur from Sindhupalchowk).</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is a platform for Nepali teenagers to share their initiation, creativity, and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the nation to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the organisers saind in a statement.</p> <p>This is the fourth edition of the ‘first-ever’ program designed in the country to recognize dedicated, passionate, and innovative teenagers so as to encourage their initiatives, the statement further says.</p> <p>Bipana Sharma, a 17-year-old child rights activist from Sunwal, Nawalparasi, and Santosh Lamichhane, a young scientist were felicitated with the first and second Glocal Teen Hero awards in the years 2015 and 2016 respectively. Similarly, social activist Sachin Dangi was declared the Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero in 2017.</p> <p>The event will be held at Soaltee Crowne Plaza on September 1.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8673', 'image' => '20180817123306_PIC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8893', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gyankunj Declared Winner of Regional Final', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10th regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10<sup>th</sup> regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018. The school won the contest from the Central Region, Kathmandu West on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the participating students from the winning school Rabin Khanal, Sujan Singh Khadka, Nishant Acharya, Anurag Sharma, Richa Thapa and Zidan Tamang. They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu.</p> <p>Meanwhile Pranaya Panthi of Little Star’s Academy won the extempore contest in the senior category while Namrata Hamal of Mount Glory Int’l School won the dance competition. Likewise, Ruzul Shrestha of Triyog High School was declared the winner of football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Smriti Maharjan of Kumudini Kunj Higher Secondary School won the painting competition, Lubik Newa of Dallu Awasiya Vidhyalaya won the 3 minutes of fame contest and Zidan Tamang of Gyankunj Higher Secondary School was announced the winner of score the real goal contest.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the 11<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in the Central Region, Lalitpur on August 21. The winners of the regional finals will get a chance to feature in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8672', 'image' => '20180817121837_IMG_3965.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8892', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Netgear ICT Award 2018 today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: The grand finale of the 4th Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: The grand finale of the 4<sup>th</sup> Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.</p> <p>Following a series of presentation and interview, five finalists each in “startup” and “product” categories have been selected for the Netgear ICT Award 2018.</p> <p>According to the organizing committee, Cell App Innovation, Ek Ghanti Services, Nepali Paisa Media Pvt Ltd, People Development Lab Pvt Ltd and Sarathi Pvt Ltd are the finalists for the best startup company award category whereas Isolution Life, Sarathi, Smartpalika, Thirdwheel Nepal and Uddhyami Nepal have been selected as finalists for the product category award.</p> <p>A total, 27 companies were nominated for startup category and 25 for the product category. “A panel of jury members evaluated each of the applicants and the final winner of each category will be decided on the basis of votes of general public as well as the points obtained from jury’s markings,” informed coordinator of the event, Tushar Neupaney. Similarly, another jury member Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit International, informed that they will closely work with the winners in the areas of investment and mentorship.</p> <p>Razan Lamsal, the event manager, informed New Business Age that this year’s award had very promising nominations and he assured that the award is very fair.</p> <p>The event envisions rewarding the national heroes of IT sector in Nepal. ICT Award will also give a token of appreciation to people who have devoted their lives to the IT sector in Nepal.</p> <p>IC Tech Media Private Limited has been organizing the ICT Award since the last three years.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8671', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8891', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three additional branches of NIC Asia in Dhading', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.</p> <p>The bank said in a statement that it has opened the new branches in Khanikola and Dharke of Dhunibesi Municipality and Mahadevbesi of Tharke Rural Municipality.</p> <p>Bal Krishna Acharya, mayor of Dhunibesi Municipality, and Ram Kumar Acharya, chairman of Mahadevbesi Rural Municipality, inaugurated the new branches amid an event on August 15, Wednesday.</p> <p>The bank has earlier opened two branches in Gajuri and Galchi of Dhading district.</p> <p>NIC Asia Bank in a statement informed that it aims to ease the financial transaction of the locals in Dhading by providing modern banking service from the newly operated branches.</p> <p> With the operation of the new branches, the bank now has 237 branches, 230 ATMs, 14 extension counters and 17 branchless banking facilities across the country.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8670', 'image' => '20180816025234_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8890', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Youth Conference 2018 held with Aim of Transforming lives through Leadership and Innovation', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14. The theme of the conference for the International Youth Day 2018 was: “Safe Space for Youth” to express views and engage in key discussions and related activities across diverse platforms.</p> <p>In total, 204 participants attended the conference out of which 154 youths (one female and one male) were from 77 districts. Additionally, 50 youths from the Provinces (gender balanced) were selected from among the differently-abled, Dalits, diverse ethnic groups and LGBTQI.</p> <p>The main objectives of the National Youth Conference 2018 were to examine the status of agriculture, tourism and IT development in Nepal, to engage youths in the economic development of the country, explore innovative ideas for creating sustainable domestic employment opportunities for promoting youth leadership and innovation, and mobilizing the youths for partnering with the federal, provincial and local governments to influence national and local policies and plans on youth and development for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 5 pertaining to Gender Equality, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Key leading entrepreneurs, business and social leaders led brief discussions in the groups to inspire the participants in visualizing their potential roles in transforming Nepal.</p> <p>Irina Karki Gurung, Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Bottlers Nepal Limited, shared a presentation on how the Coca-Cola system in the region focuses on areas of water stewardship, sustainable agriculture and recycling, and how as leader in the beverage industry, the company is committed to keeping sustainability at the heart of the business. </p> <p>According to the organiser, the goal of sharing the sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola in Nepal and in the INSWA region was to inspire the youth ahead of their brain storming and planning session to come up with actionable approaches for the first youth led-provincial action plans.</p> <p>The three-day event included various sessions on SDGs overview and localization, panel discussion on youth in agriculture, tourism and entrepreneurship, youth talk shows on youth and SDGs leadership connection and announcement of awards of 7 innovative ideas for the first youth led action plans.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8669', 'image' => '20180816020153_aayouthf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8889', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three new branches of NB Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation. Issuing a press statement, the bank said it opened the new branches at Fikal of Ilam, Chandranagar of Sarlahi and Devahi Gunahi of Rautahat districts recently.</p> <p>The bank said that it opened the branches with the motive of providing easy access to banking services to the people of the rural areas.</p> <p>With the opening of the three new branches, the bank now has a total of 74 branches across the nation.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8668', 'image' => '20180816015306_NB Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8888', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nissan Exchange Camp Underway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range. According to the company, the exchange camp started from August 13 and will conclude on August 20.</p> <p>During the course of this exchange camp, customers will be entitled to discounts up to Rs 300,000 and an exchange bonus of up to Rs 500,000. 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The bank said in a statement that it has opened the branchless banking service in Champadevi of Kritipur Municipality, Jhor of Tokha Municipality and Ramkot of Nagarjun Municipality.</p> <p>Ramesh Maharjan, mayor of Kritipur Municipality, and Dambar Bahadur Shrestha, coordinator of the branchless counter of Mega Bank, jointly inaugurated the facility in Champadevi. Similarly, Mohan Kumar Basnet, mayor of Nagarjun Municipality, inaugurated the branchless facility in Ramkot and Shree Krishna Adhikari, chairman of ward number 1 of Tokha Municipality, inaugurated the branchless service in Jhor. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8680', 'image' => '20180817053508_Mega_Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8900', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Photo Kathmandu in October-November', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. According to the organiser, Photo Kathmandu creates a space for conversations between the city and its public, and its pasts and its aspirations.</p> <p>“The festival brings together photographers and other practitioners who work with the visual medium to build and showcase projects as exhibitions, projections and various pop-ups, facilitate workshops and exchanges, join a mixed-media residency, and participate in other core and collateral programming,” Photo.circle said in a statement.</p> <p>The festival will be anchored in the historic city of Patan. This year, it has grown to a month long event from a two-week format in its last edition, and one of its key exhibitions will be extended for six months.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8679', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8899', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Sings Bancassurance Agreement with IME Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. The bank’s CEO Janak Sharma Poudel and the insurance company’s Assistant General Manager Dinesh Amatya signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organisations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:start"><span style="color:#333333; font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">With the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of life insurance services provided by IME Life Insurance Company through any of the bank’s 131 branches.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8678', 'image' => '20180817051519_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8897', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '5 More Branches of Reliance Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network. The insurance company said in a statement that it opened the branches at Chabahil, Kalanki, Maharajgunj, Chyamasingh and Banepa. </p> <p>The branches were inaugurated amid separate events on Thursday, August 16. Tara Chand Kediac chairperson of Reliance Life Insurance along with Sobha Sapkota, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 14 inaugurated the branch in Kalanki.</p> <p> Likewise the chairperson of the insurance company was accompanied by Suddha Kumar Dangol, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 7 and Chirayu Bhandari, former CEO of Nepal Punarbeema Company to inaugurate the branches in Chabahil and Maharajgunj.</p> <p>Ram Prasad Prajapati, chairman of Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the branch in Chyamasingh and Prakash Manadhar, chairman of Banepa Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the Banepa branch of the insurance company. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8677', 'image' => '20180817045913_IMG_1001.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8898', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bancassurance Pact between Shangrila Bank and General Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of non-life insurance services provided by General Insurance through any of the bank’s branches.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8676', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8896', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO to Launch F9 this Month', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. OPPO said in a statement that the F9 is a brand-new breakthrough F series smartphone that will be shipped with VOOC flash charge, gradient colors, as well as a unique waterdrop screen design.</p> <p>According to the company, VOOC flash charge applies a low voltage fast charging mechanism to deliver lightning quick charging. With its standardized configuration 5V/4A, it can achieve a charging speed 4 times faster than conventional 5V/1A charging technology, the statement claimed.</p> <p>“While guaranteeing fast charging performance, VOOC also ensures a safe charging process. Specifically, OPPO VOOC has five layers of protection from the charging adapter to smartphone, including low temperature and voltage, which ensures a fast and safe charge,” the statement said.</p> <p>OPPO said that the F9 uses a gorgeous gradient color design, again a first in the F series. OPPO said it created this design because of technological advances in color processes, while gradient colors in the market are already popular among young people. The three colors on offer are sunrise red, twilight blue and starry purple, with inspiration coming from nature – sunrise, twilight, and starry skies.</p> <p>In addition to the unique gradient color options, the device will also feature OPPO’s first FHD+ waterdrop screen with a high screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8 percent. This, according to the company, provides a vivid, visual enjoyment without increasing the size of the phone while the high-resolution screen offers a more immersive experience to consumers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8675', 'image' => '20180817124826_F9 pic 5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8895', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '3 more banks join connectIPS e-Payment System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the connectIPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the <em>connect</em>IPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment. With this, the customers of the three banks will be able to make online payment of up to Rs 100,000 per transaction through the <em>connect</em>IPS system, according to Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL) which introduced the online payment system.</p> <p>“The banks’ customers can enroll and link their bank account(s) with one-time verification from their respective banks, after which they can use the payment services including fund transfer, online payment and bill payment. All such transactions are processed directly from the bank accounts and do not require any intermediary,” reads a statement issued by NCHL.</p> <p>According to NCHL,<em> connect</em>IPS e-Payment System has already been subscribed by more than 32 banks and financial institutions among which 26 are already in operations.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8674', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8894', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Top 6 Finalists of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018 Announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. According to the organsier, six finalists have been selected from a list of over 532 applications this year to honour the youths for the impacts they have created in the society.</p> <p>Those shortlisted are Bikalpa Dhungana, 19, (inventor from Tanahu), Deepshikha Ghimire, 18, (writer from Makwanpur), Prashansha KC, 17, (social activist from Rukum), Saugat Tiwari, 19, (entrepreneur from Chitwan), Sudarshan Subedi, 19, (ecopreneur from Okhaldhunga), and Swornim Shrestha, 17, (social entrepreneur from Sindhupalchowk).</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is a platform for Nepali teenagers to share their initiation, creativity, and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the nation to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the organisers saind in a statement.</p> <p>This is the fourth edition of the ‘first-ever’ program designed in the country to recognize dedicated, passionate, and innovative teenagers so as to encourage their initiatives, the statement further says.</p> <p>Bipana Sharma, a 17-year-old child rights activist from Sunwal, Nawalparasi, and Santosh Lamichhane, a young scientist were felicitated with the first and second Glocal Teen Hero awards in the years 2015 and 2016 respectively. Similarly, social activist Sachin Dangi was declared the Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero in 2017.</p> <p>The event will be held at Soaltee Crowne Plaza on September 1.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8673', 'image' => '20180817123306_PIC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8893', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gyankunj Declared Winner of Regional Final', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10th regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10<sup>th</sup> regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018. The school won the contest from the Central Region, Kathmandu West on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the participating students from the winning school Rabin Khanal, Sujan Singh Khadka, Nishant Acharya, Anurag Sharma, Richa Thapa and Zidan Tamang. They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu.</p> <p>Meanwhile Pranaya Panthi of Little Star’s Academy won the extempore contest in the senior category while Namrata Hamal of Mount Glory Int’l School won the dance competition. Likewise, Ruzul Shrestha of Triyog High School was declared the winner of football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Smriti Maharjan of Kumudini Kunj Higher Secondary School won the painting competition, Lubik Newa of Dallu Awasiya Vidhyalaya won the 3 minutes of fame contest and Zidan Tamang of Gyankunj Higher Secondary School was announced the winner of score the real goal contest.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the 11<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in the Central Region, Lalitpur on August 21. The winners of the regional finals will get a chance to feature in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8672', 'image' => '20180817121837_IMG_3965.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8892', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Netgear ICT Award 2018 today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: The grand finale of the 4th Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: The grand finale of the 4<sup>th</sup> Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.</p> <p>Following a series of presentation and interview, five finalists each in “startup” and “product” categories have been selected for the Netgear ICT Award 2018.</p> <p>According to the organizing committee, Cell App Innovation, Ek Ghanti Services, Nepali Paisa Media Pvt Ltd, People Development Lab Pvt Ltd and Sarathi Pvt Ltd are the finalists for the best startup company award category whereas Isolution Life, Sarathi, Smartpalika, Thirdwheel Nepal and Uddhyami Nepal have been selected as finalists for the product category award.</p> <p>A total, 27 companies were nominated for startup category and 25 for the product category. “A panel of jury members evaluated each of the applicants and the final winner of each category will be decided on the basis of votes of general public as well as the points obtained from jury’s markings,” informed coordinator of the event, Tushar Neupaney. Similarly, another jury member Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit International, informed that they will closely work with the winners in the areas of investment and mentorship.</p> <p>Razan Lamsal, the event manager, informed New Business Age that this year’s award had very promising nominations and he assured that the award is very fair.</p> <p>The event envisions rewarding the national heroes of IT sector in Nepal. ICT Award will also give a token of appreciation to people who have devoted their lives to the IT sector in Nepal.</p> <p>IC Tech Media Private Limited has been organizing the ICT Award since the last three years.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8671', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8891', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three additional branches of NIC Asia in Dhading', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.</p> <p>The bank said in a statement that it has opened the new branches in Khanikola and Dharke of Dhunibesi Municipality and Mahadevbesi of Tharke Rural Municipality.</p> <p>Bal Krishna Acharya, mayor of Dhunibesi Municipality, and Ram Kumar Acharya, chairman of Mahadevbesi Rural Municipality, inaugurated the new branches amid an event on August 15, Wednesday.</p> <p>The bank has earlier opened two branches in Gajuri and Galchi of Dhading district.</p> <p>NIC Asia Bank in a statement informed that it aims to ease the financial transaction of the locals in Dhading by providing modern banking service from the newly operated branches.</p> <p> With the operation of the new branches, the bank now has 237 branches, 230 ATMs, 14 extension counters and 17 branchless banking facilities across the country.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8670', 'image' => '20180816025234_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8890', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Youth Conference 2018 held with Aim of Transforming lives through Leadership and Innovation', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14. The theme of the conference for the International Youth Day 2018 was: “Safe Space for Youth” to express views and engage in key discussions and related activities across diverse platforms.</p> <p>In total, 204 participants attended the conference out of which 154 youths (one female and one male) were from 77 districts. Additionally, 50 youths from the Provinces (gender balanced) were selected from among the differently-abled, Dalits, diverse ethnic groups and LGBTQI.</p> <p>The main objectives of the National Youth Conference 2018 were to examine the status of agriculture, tourism and IT development in Nepal, to engage youths in the economic development of the country, explore innovative ideas for creating sustainable domestic employment opportunities for promoting youth leadership and innovation, and mobilizing the youths for partnering with the federal, provincial and local governments to influence national and local policies and plans on youth and development for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 5 pertaining to Gender Equality, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Key leading entrepreneurs, business and social leaders led brief discussions in the groups to inspire the participants in visualizing their potential roles in transforming Nepal.</p> <p>Irina Karki Gurung, Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Bottlers Nepal Limited, shared a presentation on how the Coca-Cola system in the region focuses on areas of water stewardship, sustainable agriculture and recycling, and how as leader in the beverage industry, the company is committed to keeping sustainability at the heart of the business. </p> <p>According to the organiser, the goal of sharing the sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola in Nepal and in the INSWA region was to inspire the youth ahead of their brain storming and planning session to come up with actionable approaches for the first youth led-provincial action plans.</p> <p>The three-day event included various sessions on SDGs overview and localization, panel discussion on youth in agriculture, tourism and entrepreneurship, youth talk shows on youth and SDGs leadership connection and announcement of awards of 7 innovative ideas for the first youth led action plans.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8669', 'image' => '20180816020153_aayouthf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8889', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three new branches of NB Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation. Issuing a press statement, the bank said it opened the new branches at Fikal of Ilam, Chandranagar of Sarlahi and Devahi Gunahi of Rautahat districts recently.</p> <p>The bank said that it opened the branches with the motive of providing easy access to banking services to the people of the rural areas.</p> <p>With the opening of the three new branches, the bank now has a total of 74 branches across the nation.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8668', 'image' => '20180816015306_NB Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8888', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nissan Exchange Camp Underway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range. 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The bank said in a statement that it has opened the branchless banking service in Champadevi of Kritipur Municipality, Jhor of Tokha Municipality and Ramkot of Nagarjun Municipality.</p> <p>Ramesh Maharjan, mayor of Kritipur Municipality, and Dambar Bahadur Shrestha, coordinator of the branchless counter of Mega Bank, jointly inaugurated the facility in Champadevi. Similarly, Mohan Kumar Basnet, mayor of Nagarjun Municipality, inaugurated the branchless facility in Ramkot and Shree Krishna Adhikari, chairman of ward number 1 of Tokha Municipality, inaugurated the branchless service in Jhor. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8680', 'image' => '20180817053508_Mega_Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8900', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Photo Kathmandu in October-November', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Photo.circle has announced to hold the third edition of Photo Kathmandu between October 12 and November 16. According to the organiser, Photo Kathmandu creates a space for conversations between the city and its public, and its pasts and its aspirations.</p> <p>“The festival brings together photographers and other practitioners who work with the visual medium to build and showcase projects as exhibitions, projections and various pop-ups, facilitate workshops and exchanges, join a mixed-media residency, and participate in other core and collateral programming,” Photo.circle said in a statement.</p> <p>The festival will be anchored in the historic city of Patan. This year, it has grown to a month long event from a two-week format in its last edition, and one of its key exhibitions will be extended for six months.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8679', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8899', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Global IME Bank Sings Bancassurance Agreement with IME Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">August 17: Global IME Bank and IME Life Insurance Company have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16. The bank’s CEO Janak Sharma Poudel and the insurance company’s Assistant General Manager Dinesh Amatya signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organisations.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:start"><span style="color:#333333; font-family:helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10.5pt">With the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of life insurance services provided by IME Life Insurance Company through any of the bank’s 131 branches.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8678', 'image' => '20180817051519_global.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8897', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '5 More Branches of Reliance Life Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Reliance Life Insurance has added five more branches to its network. The insurance company said in a statement that it opened the branches at Chabahil, Kalanki, Maharajgunj, Chyamasingh and Banepa. </p> <p>The branches were inaugurated amid separate events on Thursday, August 16. Tara Chand Kediac chairperson of Reliance Life Insurance along with Sobha Sapkota, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 14 inaugurated the branch in Kalanki.</p> <p> Likewise the chairperson of the insurance company was accompanied by Suddha Kumar Dangol, chairman of Kathmandu ward number 7 and Chirayu Bhandari, former CEO of Nepal Punarbeema Company to inaugurate the branches in Chabahil and Maharajgunj.</p> <p>Ram Prasad Prajapati, chairman of Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the branch in Chyamasingh and Prakash Manadhar, chairman of Banepa Chamber of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the Banepa branch of the insurance company. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8677', 'image' => '20180817045913_IMG_1001.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8898', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bancassurance Pact between Shangrila Bank and General Insurance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Shangrila Development Bank and General Insurance have signed a bancassurance agreement on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank’s customers can benefit from all kinds of non-life insurance services provided by General Insurance through any of the bank’s branches.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8676', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8896', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO to Launch F9 this Month', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Chinese smartphone company OPPO on Thursday announced that its latest model F9 will be launched in Nepal by end of this month. OPPO said in a statement that the F9 is a brand-new breakthrough F series smartphone that will be shipped with VOOC flash charge, gradient colors, as well as a unique waterdrop screen design.</p> <p>According to the company, VOOC flash charge applies a low voltage fast charging mechanism to deliver lightning quick charging. With its standardized configuration 5V/4A, it can achieve a charging speed 4 times faster than conventional 5V/1A charging technology, the statement claimed.</p> <p>“While guaranteeing fast charging performance, VOOC also ensures a safe charging process. Specifically, OPPO VOOC has five layers of protection from the charging adapter to smartphone, including low temperature and voltage, which ensures a fast and safe charge,” the statement said.</p> <p>OPPO said that the F9 uses a gorgeous gradient color design, again a first in the F series. OPPO said it created this design because of technological advances in color processes, while gradient colors in the market are already popular among young people. The three colors on offer are sunrise red, twilight blue and starry purple, with inspiration coming from nature – sunrise, twilight, and starry skies.</p> <p>In addition to the unique gradient color options, the device will also feature OPPO’s first FHD+ waterdrop screen with a high screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8 percent. This, according to the company, provides a vivid, visual enjoyment without increasing the size of the phone while the high-resolution screen offers a more immersive experience to consumers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8675', 'image' => '20180817124826_F9 pic 5.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8895', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '3 more banks join connectIPS e-Payment System', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the connectIPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Civil Bank, Century Bank and Excel Development Bank have adopted the <em>connect</em>IPS e-Payment System from Thursday, August 16, to facilitate their customers to initiate online payment. With this, the customers of the three banks will be able to make online payment of up to Rs 100,000 per transaction through the <em>connect</em>IPS system, according to Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL) which introduced the online payment system.</p> <p>“The banks’ customers can enroll and link their bank account(s) with one-time verification from their respective banks, after which they can use the payment services including fund transfer, online payment and bill payment. All such transactions are processed directly from the bank accounts and do not require any intermediary,” reads a statement issued by NCHL.</p> <p>According to NCHL,<em> connect</em>IPS e-Payment System has already been subscribed by more than 32 banks and financial institutions among which 26 are already in operations.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8674', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8894', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Top 6 Finalists of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018 Announced', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Glocal Pvt Ltd, a CSR and brand consultant company, has announced the shortlist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero 2018. According to the organsier, six finalists have been selected from a list of over 532 applications this year to honour the youths for the impacts they have created in the society.</p> <p>Those shortlisted are Bikalpa Dhungana, 19, (inventor from Tanahu), Deepshikha Ghimire, 18, (writer from Makwanpur), Prashansha KC, 17, (social activist from Rukum), Saugat Tiwari, 19, (entrepreneur from Chitwan), Sudarshan Subedi, 19, (ecopreneur from Okhaldhunga), and Swornim Shrestha, 17, (social entrepreneur from Sindhupalchowk).</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is a platform for Nepali teenagers to share their initiation, creativity, and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the nation to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the organisers saind in a statement.</p> <p>This is the fourth edition of the ‘first-ever’ program designed in the country to recognize dedicated, passionate, and innovative teenagers so as to encourage their initiatives, the statement further says.</p> <p>Bipana Sharma, a 17-year-old child rights activist from Sunwal, Nawalparasi, and Santosh Lamichhane, a young scientist were felicitated with the first and second Glocal Teen Hero awards in the years 2015 and 2016 respectively. Similarly, social activist Sachin Dangi was declared the Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero in 2017.</p> <p>The event will be held at Soaltee Crowne Plaza on September 1.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8673', 'image' => '20180817123306_PIC.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8893', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Gyankunj Declared Winner of Regional Final', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10th regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: Gyankunj Higher Secondary School has been declared the winner of the 10<sup>th</sup> regional final of Real School of Nepal 2018. The school won the contest from the Central Region, Kathmandu West on Thursday, August 16.</p> <p>According to Dabur Nepal, the participating students from the winning school Rabin Khanal, Sujan Singh Khadka, Nishant Acharya, Anurag Sharma, Richa Thapa and Zidan Tamang. They will participate in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018 in Kathmandu.</p> <p>Meanwhile Pranaya Panthi of Little Star’s Academy won the extempore contest in the senior category while Namrata Hamal of Mount Glory Int’l School won the dance competition. Likewise, Ruzul Shrestha of Triyog High School was declared the winner of football juggling.</p> <p>In the junior category, Smriti Maharjan of Kumudini Kunj Higher Secondary School won the painting competition, Lubik Newa of Dallu Awasiya Vidhyalaya won the 3 minutes of fame contest and Zidan Tamang of Gyankunj Higher Secondary School was announced the winner of score the real goal contest.</p> <p>According to the organiser, the 11<sup>th</sup> regional final will be held in the Central Region, Lalitpur on August 21. The winners of the regional finals will get a chance to feature in the grand finale to become the Real School of Nepal 2018.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8672', 'image' => '20180817121837_IMG_3965.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8892', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Netgear ICT Award 2018 today', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 17: The grand finale of the 4th Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.', 'content' => '<p>August 17: The grand finale of the 4<sup>th</sup> Netgear ICT Award 2018 is being held on Friday, August 17.</p> <p>Following a series of presentation and interview, five finalists each in “startup” and “product” categories have been selected for the Netgear ICT Award 2018.</p> <p>According to the organizing committee, Cell App Innovation, Ek Ghanti Services, Nepali Paisa Media Pvt Ltd, People Development Lab Pvt Ltd and Sarathi Pvt Ltd are the finalists for the best startup company award category whereas Isolution Life, Sarathi, Smartpalika, Thirdwheel Nepal and Uddhyami Nepal have been selected as finalists for the product category award.</p> <p>A total, 27 companies were nominated for startup category and 25 for the product category. “A panel of jury members evaluated each of the applicants and the final winner of each category will be decided on the basis of votes of general public as well as the points obtained from jury’s markings,” informed coordinator of the event, Tushar Neupaney. Similarly, another jury member Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit International, informed that they will closely work with the winners in the areas of investment and mentorship.</p> <p>Razan Lamsal, the event manager, informed New Business Age that this year’s award had very promising nominations and he assured that the award is very fair.</p> <p>The event envisions rewarding the national heroes of IT sector in Nepal. ICT Award will also give a token of appreciation to people who have devoted their lives to the IT sector in Nepal.</p> <p>IC Tech Media Private Limited has been organizing the ICT Award since the last three years.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-17', 'modified' => '2018-08-17', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8671', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-08-17 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8891', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three additional branches of NIC Asia in Dhading', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: NIC Asia Bank has opened three additional branches in Dhading district.</p> <p>The bank said in a statement that it has opened the new branches in Khanikola and Dharke of Dhunibesi Municipality and Mahadevbesi of Tharke Rural Municipality.</p> <p>Bal Krishna Acharya, mayor of Dhunibesi Municipality, and Ram Kumar Acharya, chairman of Mahadevbesi Rural Municipality, inaugurated the new branches amid an event on August 15, Wednesday.</p> <p>The bank has earlier opened two branches in Gajuri and Galchi of Dhading district.</p> <p>NIC Asia Bank in a statement informed that it aims to ease the financial transaction of the locals in Dhading by providing modern banking service from the newly operated branches.</p> <p> With the operation of the new branches, the bank now has 237 branches, 230 ATMs, 14 extension counters and 17 branchless banking facilities across the country.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8670', 'image' => '20180816025234_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8890', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Youth Conference 2018 held with Aim of Transforming lives through Leadership and Innovation', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14. The theme of the conference for the International Youth Day 2018 was: “Safe Space for Youth” to express views and engage in key discussions and related activities across diverse platforms.</p> <p>In total, 204 participants attended the conference out of which 154 youths (one female and one male) were from 77 districts. Additionally, 50 youths from the Provinces (gender balanced) were selected from among the differently-abled, Dalits, diverse ethnic groups and LGBTQI.</p> <p>The main objectives of the National Youth Conference 2018 were to examine the status of agriculture, tourism and IT development in Nepal, to engage youths in the economic development of the country, explore innovative ideas for creating sustainable domestic employment opportunities for promoting youth leadership and innovation, and mobilizing the youths for partnering with the federal, provincial and local governments to influence national and local policies and plans on youth and development for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 5 pertaining to Gender Equality, the organisers said in a statement.</p> <p>Key leading entrepreneurs, business and social leaders led brief discussions in the groups to inspire the participants in visualizing their potential roles in transforming Nepal.</p> <p>Irina Karki Gurung, Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Bottlers Nepal Limited, shared a presentation on how the Coca-Cola system in the region focuses on areas of water stewardship, sustainable agriculture and recycling, and how as leader in the beverage industry, the company is committed to keeping sustainability at the heart of the business. </p> <p>According to the organiser, the goal of sharing the sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola in Nepal and in the INSWA region was to inspire the youth ahead of their brain storming and planning session to come up with actionable approaches for the first youth led-provincial action plans.</p> <p>The three-day event included various sessions on SDGs overview and localization, panel discussion on youth in agriculture, tourism and entrepreneurship, youth talk shows on youth and SDGs leadership connection and announcement of awards of 7 innovative ideas for the first youth led action plans.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8669', 'image' => '20180816020153_aayouthf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8889', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Three new branches of NB Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Nepal Bangladesh Bank has opened three new branches across the nation. Issuing a press statement, the bank said it opened the new branches at Fikal of Ilam, Chandranagar of Sarlahi and Devahi Gunahi of Rautahat districts recently.</p> <p>The bank said that it opened the branches with the motive of providing easy access to banking services to the people of the rural areas.</p> <p>With the opening of the three new branches, the bank now has a total of 74 branches across the nation.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-08-16', 'modified' => '2018-08-16', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8668', 'image' => '20180816015306_NB Bank.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-08-16 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8888', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nissan Exchange Camp Underway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range.', 'content' => '<p>August 16: Pioneer Moto Corp, the authorized distributor of Nissan vehicles in Nepal, has initiated a nationwide exchange camp for all its Nissan range. According to the company, the exchange camp started from August 13 and will conclude on August 20.</p> <p>During the course of this exchange camp, customers will be entitled to discounts up to Rs 300,000 and an exchange bonus of up to Rs 500,000. 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Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25