
May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile…
May 20: Khalti has signed a MoU with QFX Cinemas to make movie ticket booking possible in a simple and secure way via mobile…
May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May…
May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May…
May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18,…
May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country.…
May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial…
May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses.…
May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites.…
May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and…
May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur.…
CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social…
May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May…
May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan…
May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth…
May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio.…
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The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. CEOs and senior officials of the 14 commercial banks were also present during the event. </p> <p>A stakeholders’ discussion on “Banking in the New Federal Structure: Challenges and Way Forward” also took place during the event. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8012', 'image' => '20180518023704_aff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KIST Medical College begins Dental Services in Lubhu', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. The inauguration of the service was jointly conducted by the mayor of Mahalaxmi Municipality Rameshwor Shrestha and the chairperson of KIST MCTH Aashish Thapa.</p> <p>The program attended by the representatives of all 10 wards of Mahalaxmi Municipality, female health volunteers, representatives of KIST MCTH and its doctors, and the people of the municipality.</p> <p>"KIST hospital has been availing best of medical services to the people at the fairest of rates. Their social initiations have been equally commendable, and now by providing dental services, KIST has taken a step further. We humbly thank the organization for its efforts," said Mayor Shrestha.</p> <p>The chairperson of KIST, Thapa informed that in the near future, the hospital shall be providing gynecology, pediatric, orthopedic, and other medical services along with various health camps to the locals of the municipality.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8011', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8229', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Motocrop hands over closed Circuit Camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility.', 'content' => '<p>CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility. The camera will be fitted in mobile vehicle of Metropolitan Traffic Police and will help correct the traffic offenders in the city. The camera was handed over in the presence of Mr Sitaram Hachethu, inspector of Metropolitan Traffic Department.</p> <p>CG Motocorp's Executive Director Karan Chaudhary said, “We are the leading automotive company in the country and have a distinct responsibility in road safety. This handover of CC camera is one of the many ways that we will coordinate closely with the traffic police department to find ways to keep our roads safe”</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8010', 'image' => '20180518015734_asdfdsffd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8228', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Samsung Mobiles Opens Service Center at Hetauda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.<br /> The company said it has 12 more service centers at Jawalakhel, Pokhara, Narayanghat, Itahari, Birgunj, Nepalgunj, Biratnagar, Butwal, Birtamode and Kathmandu (Sundhara, Pako and Kamaladi) to ensure its customers the best after-sales service. <br /> Located at the heart of Hetauda, Samsung is confident that it will be successful in expanding the reach of superior Samsung after-sales service among its customers. The service center will provide services such as software, parts replacement and flagship phone repair.<br /> “The service center will provide reliable and easy access to Samsung’s quality service and will offer all Samsung customers repair services on their warranty valid and non-valid smartphones” said Rajan Bhattarai, service head of Samsung Nepal. <br /> Samsung believes that being the first in the area people from Makwanpur district and its surrounding areas will greatly benefit from this premium authorized service center.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8009', 'image' => '20180518015155_asdff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8230', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Everest Bank inaugurates branch at Tandi', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.</p> <p>Mayor of Ratnanagar Municipality, Narayan Ban, and Someshwar Seth, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, jointly inaugurated the branch amid a function held at Tandi.</p> <p>The bank said it has recently been adjudged as the second ranked bank under CAMELS rating. Currently, the bank is rendering banking services through its network of 80 branches, seven extension counters, 28 revenue collection counters and 113 ATMs.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8008', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8227', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Skyworth announces World Cup Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.</p> <p>The company has announced up to 25 percent cash back on the purchase of Skyworth Televisions including Google Android Televisions, Led Televisions, Smart Televisions and 4K UHD Televisions on the occasion of FIFA World Cup 2018.</p> <p>The company said in as statement that its customers will get up to 25 percent cash back on purchase of Google Android Television models like-43U5,49U5 and 55G6 in Smart TV models like -32S3A31T and 43S3A31T,on LED Televisions models like-24E3A12G,32E2,39E3100,43E3A12G and 55E3 and on 4K UHD model no- 65E6000.</p> <p>Skyworth expressed its belief that the customers will have an opportunity to get new experiences with the brand and make this FIFA World Cup 2018 a special one.</p> <p>Smart Appliances said it is licensed as the sole agency of few of the world’s leading home appliances brands including Electrolux, Skyworth, Oster, Fagor and White-Westinghouse.</p> <p>The "Skyworth World Cup Offer" offer will be valid for a limited period.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8007', 'image' => '20180518014335_adsfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8226', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Model of Mahindra Scorpio Hits the Roads', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. The new model of Scorpio comes with higher power and torque, new 5-speed transmission, enhanced performance, imposing styling and luxurious comfort to travel through any roads, the company said in a statement. The new model will be available in four variants, namely S4, S5 (4WD), S7 and S11 (4WD)</p> <p>Sanjay Jadhav, vice president of International Operations (South Asia) at M&M Ltd said, "The Scorpio has pushed the boundaries for Mahindra and created new benchmarks for others ever since its launch in Nepal. To see Scorpio become the No 1 SUV of Nepal is a matter of pride. Today as we launch the new Scorpio, we have further enhanced its on-road presence while retaining its core DNA of power, thrill and adventure. I firmly believe that the consumers will find the new Scorpio a perfect companion for their thrilling and adventurous journeys."</p> <p>According to Cabinet Shrestha, MD of Agni Group, Mahindra Scorpio has been a symbolic SUV on the roads of Nepal.</p> <p>"Over the last 15 years, it has dominated the segment delivering unparalleled experience to our customers. With the new refresh, we are confident to take a leap in conquering all the roads or no roads of Nepal, with thrilling drive experience and luxurious comfort. Tourism is one of the driving industry for Nepal’s economy and Mahindra Scorpio has been the most preferred SUV over the years, for all the travellers due to its off-road capability. The new Scorpio will further enhance the experience of customers touring across Nepal, making a memorable journey.”</p> <p>The statement says that the new Scorpio is powered by the mighty mHawk engine which has been enhanced to deliver higher power of 120 bhp and more torque of 280 Nm. Its enhanced low-end torque ensures a pleasurable city drive and abundant mid-range torque delivers a pleasurable highway drive.</p> <p>According to the company, the all-new easy shift 5-speed transmission optimizes performance, allowing the SUV to cruise on highways and saves fuel.</p> <p>"Its refinement in NVH ensures a quieter cabin. The vehicle’s new and more imposing exteriors add a whole new dimension, while faux leather interiors give it a more stylish and premium feel. Its new latest generation braking system with 9.1 Bosch ABS system offers enhanced high-speed braking and improved brake feel," the statement further reads.</p> <p>The new Scorpio comes with enhanced technology features like the new reverse parking camera with dynamic assist, new 1-touch lane change indicator and new auto window roll-up. 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The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. CEOs and senior officials of the 14 commercial banks were also present during the event. </p> <p>A stakeholders’ discussion on “Banking in the New Federal Structure: Challenges and Way Forward” also took place during the event. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8012', 'image' => '20180518023704_aff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KIST Medical College begins Dental Services in Lubhu', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. The inauguration of the service was jointly conducted by the mayor of Mahalaxmi Municipality Rameshwor Shrestha and the chairperson of KIST MCTH Aashish Thapa.</p> <p>The program attended by the representatives of all 10 wards of Mahalaxmi Municipality, female health volunteers, representatives of KIST MCTH and its doctors, and the people of the municipality.</p> <p>"KIST hospital has been availing best of medical services to the people at the fairest of rates. Their social initiations have been equally commendable, and now by providing dental services, KIST has taken a step further. We humbly thank the organization for its efforts," said Mayor Shrestha.</p> <p>The chairperson of KIST, Thapa informed that in the near future, the hospital shall be providing gynecology, pediatric, orthopedic, and other medical services along with various health camps to the locals of the municipality.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8011', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8229', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Motocrop hands over closed Circuit Camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility.', 'content' => '<p>CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility. The camera will be fitted in mobile vehicle of Metropolitan Traffic Police and will help correct the traffic offenders in the city. The camera was handed over in the presence of Mr Sitaram Hachethu, inspector of Metropolitan Traffic Department.</p> <p>CG Motocorp's Executive Director Karan Chaudhary said, “We are the leading automotive company in the country and have a distinct responsibility in road safety. This handover of CC camera is one of the many ways that we will coordinate closely with the traffic police department to find ways to keep our roads safe”</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8010', 'image' => '20180518015734_asdfdsffd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8228', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Samsung Mobiles Opens Service Center at Hetauda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.<br /> The company said it has 12 more service centers at Jawalakhel, Pokhara, Narayanghat, Itahari, Birgunj, Nepalgunj, Biratnagar, Butwal, Birtamode and Kathmandu (Sundhara, Pako and Kamaladi) to ensure its customers the best after-sales service. <br /> Located at the heart of Hetauda, Samsung is confident that it will be successful in expanding the reach of superior Samsung after-sales service among its customers. The service center will provide services such as software, parts replacement and flagship phone repair.<br /> “The service center will provide reliable and easy access to Samsung’s quality service and will offer all Samsung customers repair services on their warranty valid and non-valid smartphones” said Rajan Bhattarai, service head of Samsung Nepal. <br /> Samsung believes that being the first in the area people from Makwanpur district and its surrounding areas will greatly benefit from this premium authorized service center.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8009', 'image' => '20180518015155_asdff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8230', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Everest Bank inaugurates branch at Tandi', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.</p> <p>Mayor of Ratnanagar Municipality, Narayan Ban, and Someshwar Seth, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, jointly inaugurated the branch amid a function held at Tandi.</p> <p>The bank said it has recently been adjudged as the second ranked bank under CAMELS rating. Currently, the bank is rendering banking services through its network of 80 branches, seven extension counters, 28 revenue collection counters and 113 ATMs.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8008', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8227', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Skyworth announces World Cup Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.</p> <p>The company has announced up to 25 percent cash back on the purchase of Skyworth Televisions including Google Android Televisions, Led Televisions, Smart Televisions and 4K UHD Televisions on the occasion of FIFA World Cup 2018.</p> <p>The company said in as statement that its customers will get up to 25 percent cash back on purchase of Google Android Television models like-43U5,49U5 and 55G6 in Smart TV models like -32S3A31T and 43S3A31T,on LED Televisions models like-24E3A12G,32E2,39E3100,43E3A12G and 55E3 and on 4K UHD model no- 65E6000.</p> <p>Skyworth expressed its belief that the customers will have an opportunity to get new experiences with the brand and make this FIFA World Cup 2018 a special one.</p> <p>Smart Appliances said it is licensed as the sole agency of few of the world’s leading home appliances brands including Electrolux, Skyworth, Oster, Fagor and White-Westinghouse.</p> <p>The "Skyworth World Cup Offer" offer will be valid for a limited period.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8007', 'image' => '20180518014335_adsfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8226', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Model of Mahindra Scorpio Hits the Roads', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. The new model of Scorpio comes with higher power and torque, new 5-speed transmission, enhanced performance, imposing styling and luxurious comfort to travel through any roads, the company said in a statement. The new model will be available in four variants, namely S4, S5 (4WD), S7 and S11 (4WD)</p> <p>Sanjay Jadhav, vice president of International Operations (South Asia) at M&M Ltd said, "The Scorpio has pushed the boundaries for Mahindra and created new benchmarks for others ever since its launch in Nepal. To see Scorpio become the No 1 SUV of Nepal is a matter of pride. Today as we launch the new Scorpio, we have further enhanced its on-road presence while retaining its core DNA of power, thrill and adventure. I firmly believe that the consumers will find the new Scorpio a perfect companion for their thrilling and adventurous journeys."</p> <p>According to Cabinet Shrestha, MD of Agni Group, Mahindra Scorpio has been a symbolic SUV on the roads of Nepal.</p> <p>"Over the last 15 years, it has dominated the segment delivering unparalleled experience to our customers. With the new refresh, we are confident to take a leap in conquering all the roads or no roads of Nepal, with thrilling drive experience and luxurious comfort. Tourism is one of the driving industry for Nepal’s economy and Mahindra Scorpio has been the most preferred SUV over the years, for all the travellers due to its off-road capability. The new Scorpio will further enhance the experience of customers touring across Nepal, making a memorable journey.”</p> <p>The statement says that the new Scorpio is powered by the mighty mHawk engine which has been enhanced to deliver higher power of 120 bhp and more torque of 280 Nm. Its enhanced low-end torque ensures a pleasurable city drive and abundant mid-range torque delivers a pleasurable highway drive.</p> <p>According to the company, the all-new easy shift 5-speed transmission optimizes performance, allowing the SUV to cruise on highways and saves fuel.</p> <p>"Its refinement in NVH ensures a quieter cabin. The vehicle’s new and more imposing exteriors add a whole new dimension, while faux leather interiors give it a more stylish and premium feel. Its new latest generation braking system with 9.1 Bosch ABS system offers enhanced high-speed braking and improved brake feel," the statement further reads.</p> <p>The new Scorpio comes with enhanced technology features like the new reverse parking camera with dynamic assist, new 1-touch lane change indicator and new auto window roll-up. It comes loaded with many advanced technology features like projector headlamps with static bending technology, 6-inch touch-screen infotainment with GPS, fully automatic temperature control, etc.</p> <p>According to the company, the new model is high on safety features with dual front airbags, anti-lock braking system (ABS), collapsible steering column and side intrusion beams, panic brake indication, engine immobilizer, etc. It will be available in multiple seating configurations allowing owners to choose from 7, 8 and 9-seater options to match their needs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8006', 'image' => '20180518013104_adfadf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. CEOs and senior officials of the 14 commercial banks were also present during the event. </p> <p>A stakeholders’ discussion on “Banking in the New Federal Structure: Challenges and Way Forward” also took place during the event. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8012', 'image' => '20180518023704_aff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KIST Medical College begins Dental Services in Lubhu', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. The inauguration of the service was jointly conducted by the mayor of Mahalaxmi Municipality Rameshwor Shrestha and the chairperson of KIST MCTH Aashish Thapa.</p> <p>The program attended by the representatives of all 10 wards of Mahalaxmi Municipality, female health volunteers, representatives of KIST MCTH and its doctors, and the people of the municipality.</p> <p>"KIST hospital has been availing best of medical services to the people at the fairest of rates. Their social initiations have been equally commendable, and now by providing dental services, KIST has taken a step further. We humbly thank the organization for its efforts," said Mayor Shrestha.</p> <p>The chairperson of KIST, Thapa informed that in the near future, the hospital shall be providing gynecology, pediatric, orthopedic, and other medical services along with various health camps to the locals of the municipality.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8011', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8229', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Motocrop hands over closed Circuit Camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility.', 'content' => '<p>CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility. The camera will be fitted in mobile vehicle of Metropolitan Traffic Police and will help correct the traffic offenders in the city. The camera was handed over in the presence of Mr Sitaram Hachethu, inspector of Metropolitan Traffic Department.</p> <p>CG Motocorp's Executive Director Karan Chaudhary said, “We are the leading automotive company in the country and have a distinct responsibility in road safety. This handover of CC camera is one of the many ways that we will coordinate closely with the traffic police department to find ways to keep our roads safe”</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8010', 'image' => '20180518015734_asdfdsffd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8228', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Samsung Mobiles Opens Service Center at Hetauda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.<br /> The company said it has 12 more service centers at Jawalakhel, Pokhara, Narayanghat, Itahari, Birgunj, Nepalgunj, Biratnagar, Butwal, Birtamode and Kathmandu (Sundhara, Pako and Kamaladi) to ensure its customers the best after-sales service. <br /> Located at the heart of Hetauda, Samsung is confident that it will be successful in expanding the reach of superior Samsung after-sales service among its customers. The service center will provide services such as software, parts replacement and flagship phone repair.<br /> “The service center will provide reliable and easy access to Samsung’s quality service and will offer all Samsung customers repair services on their warranty valid and non-valid smartphones” said Rajan Bhattarai, service head of Samsung Nepal. <br /> Samsung believes that being the first in the area people from Makwanpur district and its surrounding areas will greatly benefit from this premium authorized service center.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8009', 'image' => '20180518015155_asdff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8230', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Everest Bank inaugurates branch at Tandi', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.</p> <p>Mayor of Ratnanagar Municipality, Narayan Ban, and Someshwar Seth, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, jointly inaugurated the branch amid a function held at Tandi.</p> <p>The bank said it has recently been adjudged as the second ranked bank under CAMELS rating. Currently, the bank is rendering banking services through its network of 80 branches, seven extension counters, 28 revenue collection counters and 113 ATMs.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8008', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8227', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Skyworth announces World Cup Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.</p> <p>The company has announced up to 25 percent cash back on the purchase of Skyworth Televisions including Google Android Televisions, Led Televisions, Smart Televisions and 4K UHD Televisions on the occasion of FIFA World Cup 2018.</p> <p>The company said in as statement that its customers will get up to 25 percent cash back on purchase of Google Android Television models like-43U5,49U5 and 55G6 in Smart TV models like -32S3A31T and 43S3A31T,on LED Televisions models like-24E3A12G,32E2,39E3100,43E3A12G and 55E3 and on 4K UHD model no- 65E6000.</p> <p>Skyworth expressed its belief that the customers will have an opportunity to get new experiences with the brand and make this FIFA World Cup 2018 a special one.</p> <p>Smart Appliances said it is licensed as the sole agency of few of the world’s leading home appliances brands including Electrolux, Skyworth, Oster, Fagor and White-Westinghouse.</p> <p>The "Skyworth World Cup Offer" offer will be valid for a limited period.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8007', 'image' => '20180518014335_adsfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8226', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Model of Mahindra Scorpio Hits the Roads', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. The new model of Scorpio comes with higher power and torque, new 5-speed transmission, enhanced performance, imposing styling and luxurious comfort to travel through any roads, the company said in a statement. The new model will be available in four variants, namely S4, S5 (4WD), S7 and S11 (4WD)</p> <p>Sanjay Jadhav, vice president of International Operations (South Asia) at M&M Ltd said, "The Scorpio has pushed the boundaries for Mahindra and created new benchmarks for others ever since its launch in Nepal. To see Scorpio become the No 1 SUV of Nepal is a matter of pride. Today as we launch the new Scorpio, we have further enhanced its on-road presence while retaining its core DNA of power, thrill and adventure. I firmly believe that the consumers will find the new Scorpio a perfect companion for their thrilling and adventurous journeys."</p> <p>According to Cabinet Shrestha, MD of Agni Group, Mahindra Scorpio has been a symbolic SUV on the roads of Nepal.</p> <p>"Over the last 15 years, it has dominated the segment delivering unparalleled experience to our customers. With the new refresh, we are confident to take a leap in conquering all the roads or no roads of Nepal, with thrilling drive experience and luxurious comfort. Tourism is one of the driving industry for Nepal’s economy and Mahindra Scorpio has been the most preferred SUV over the years, for all the travellers due to its off-road capability. The new Scorpio will further enhance the experience of customers touring across Nepal, making a memorable journey.”</p> <p>The statement says that the new Scorpio is powered by the mighty mHawk engine which has been enhanced to deliver higher power of 120 bhp and more torque of 280 Nm. Its enhanced low-end torque ensures a pleasurable city drive and abundant mid-range torque delivers a pleasurable highway drive.</p> <p>According to the company, the all-new easy shift 5-speed transmission optimizes performance, allowing the SUV to cruise on highways and saves fuel.</p> <p>"Its refinement in NVH ensures a quieter cabin. The vehicle’s new and more imposing exteriors add a whole new dimension, while faux leather interiors give it a more stylish and premium feel. Its new latest generation braking system with 9.1 Bosch ABS system offers enhanced high-speed braking and improved brake feel," the statement further reads.</p> <p>The new Scorpio comes with enhanced technology features like the new reverse parking camera with dynamic assist, new 1-touch lane change indicator and new auto window roll-up. It comes loaded with many advanced technology features like projector headlamps with static bending technology, 6-inch touch-screen infotainment with GPS, fully automatic temperature control, etc.</p> <p>According to the company, the new model is high on safety features with dual front airbags, anti-lock braking system (ABS), collapsible steering column and side intrusion beams, panic brake indication, engine immobilizer, etc. It will be available in multiple seating configurations allowing owners to choose from 7, 8 and 9-seater options to match their needs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8006', 'image' => '20180518013104_adfadf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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The partnership will offer an even easier experience for QFX movie-goers to book and pay for tickets.</p> <p>Amit Agrawal, director of Khalti, and Roshan Adiga, COO at Team Quest, which manages the QFX Cinemas, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.</p> <p>Now the users of Khalti will be able to book and pay for movie tickets online at any of the QFX theaters in Kathmandu valley including QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, QFX Labim Mall in Pulchowk, QFX Civil Mall in Sundhara, QFX Kumari in Kamal Pokhari, and QFX Jai Nepal in Narayanhity.</p> <p>“With this tie-up, our customers, especially movie and theatre goers, will have the unique advantage of buying tickets cashless by using their Khalti account," a statement issued by Khalti quoted Agrawal as saying.</p> <p>"It adds a lot of value to Khalti users, who will now have 'anytime, anywhere' availability of movie tickets. Shortly, you can book tickets for QFX theaters outside of Kathmandu valley too, and movie ticketing will be available on QFX mobile apps. We are adding many more features and services on Khalti very soon,” the statement added.</p> <p>Khalti believes that the use of this app will help movie goers to save time as they don't have to stay in queue for the tickets and is also a convenient way of booking tickets.</p> <p>Movie enthusiasts can book the tickets online at qfxcinemas.com and pay online via Khalti.</p> <p> </p> <p>How to book movie tickets at QFX Cinemas via Khalti?</p> <p>Step 1: Log in to QFX cinemas via web dashboard qfxcinemas.com</p> <p>Step 2: Choose the movie, theater, and show-time (*You need to click on the ticket sign on the movie poster)</p> <p>Step 3: Choose the seat(s) of choice and click on ‘BUY’. (If you don’t have confirmed movie plans, you can simply reserve your seat clicking on ‘RESERVE’. You can reserve tickets without initially paying for the transaction. And if there is a change in your plan, you can simply cancel the booking with no penalty fee.)</p> <p>Step 4: Choose Khalti as payment option and the interface of Khalti will load.</p> <p>Step 5: Among ‘E-BANKING’ and ‘WALLET’, choose ‘Wallet’ and input your mobile number and tap on ‘Pay’ button</p> <p>Step 6: On the next screen, enter your mobile number, third party transaction PIN and the Confirmation Code you just received and tap on ‘CONFIRM PAYMENT’</p> <p>Step 7: After the successful payment, visit My Tickets section on QFX website to find your tickets.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8020', 'image' => '20180520041737_adfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8239', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Car Mela in Itahari', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of TATA Motors for Nepal, organised TATA Motor Car Mela in Itahari on Friday, May 18. This is the third edition of the expo, said the company.</p> <p>During the fair, the company showcased TATA Nexon and other TATA passenger vehicles. The company said it also offered test drives, exchange and on-the-spot financing during the fair. Other attractions of the expo included swimming, rain dance, wave pool, nail art, face painting, photo shoot and food stalls.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8019', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Trade Summit Concludes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Nepal Trade Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs of steel, cement and energy industries in one platform, concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, May 18.</p> <p>More than 300 representatives of seven south Asian countries including Nepal and India took part in the two-day event. According to the organisers, there were altogether 25 stalls at the event.</p> <p>During the inauguration of the summit, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the country still lags behind in infrastructure development and urged the entrepreneurs to invest in this sector as there has been improvement in load-shedding and there is favourable environment for investment.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8018', 'image' => '20180520035617_Clipboard01.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kingfisher Launches its Flagship Beer Across Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: United Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer companies in Asia, in association with Yeti Brewery, announced the launch of its flagship brands, Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong, in Kathmandu on May 18, Friday. United Breweries Limited is a joint venture with the global beer leader Heineken NV.</p> <p>United Breweries’ foray into the Nepali market is part of its plan to bring "the good times" to the consumers in Nepal, and accelerating the brand’s growth and market share across new territories, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>According to the company, Kingfisher Strong is brewed from the finest malted barley and hops. The company claimed that its ever increasing consumer demand is further proof of its widely acclaimed unique taste and quality.</p> <p>Commenting on the launch, Managing Director of United Breweries Limited, Shekhar Ramamurthy, said, “Kingfisher is a universally recognised iconic brand which reflects the spirit of The Good Times. The launch of Kingfisher Premium and Kingfisher Strong in Nepal is a key milestone for United Bre<a name="_GoBack"></a>weries’ plans and we are excited on our partnership with Yeti Breweries. We look forward to a fruitful association and hope to create the excitement of our ‘Good Times’ experience to Nepal in the years to come."</p> <p>Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Saraff, managing director of Yeti Brewery, said, “Launching of the iconic Kingfisher Brand in Nepal is a very important milestone for Yeti Brewery. Kingfisher is one of the most popular beer brands in South Asia, and it is a proud moment for us to be able to introduce this brand in Nepal. The beer market in Nepal is witnessing a strong growth and it is the opportune time for us to launch a highly reputed brand like Kingfisher in partnership with United Breweries Limited. Kingfisher is synonymous with ‘Good Times’ and that is exactly what consumers in Nepal will experience with this brand.”</p> <p>Kingfisher Premium and Strong will be present across all retail outlets in Nepal. Kingfisher Premium of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 275 while, the 500 ml can is priced at Rs 210. Kingfisher Strong of 650 ml bottle is priced at Rs 235 and 500 ml can costs Rs 180.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8017', 'image' => '20180520022906_adfsff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NIC Asia Bank Starts Branchless Banking Service at Ghatmuna', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: NIC Asia Bank has started branchless banking service at Ghatmuna of Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura district with an aim to make banking service accessible in every part of the country. The bank said in a statement that it started the service in collaboration with UK Aid-funded Access to Finance (Sakchyam) project.</p> <p> The municipality's chairman, Hari Rokayo, inaugurated the service amid a function on Thursday, May 17. The bank has appointed a local resident Kalak Bahadur Rokaya as its representative for Ghatmuna.</p> <p>With this, the bank has seven branchless banking services across the nation.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8016', 'image' => '20180520021607_download (1).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Entrepreneurs Demand Increase Funding in Energy Sector', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Entrepreneurs have demanded increased investment in the energy sector after analyzing insufficient financing in the sector from banks and financial institutions.</p> <p>Entrepreneurs during a recent interaction organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce made such claim and demanded the banks to increase their investment in the energy sector of Nepal.</p> <p>The monetary policy of the country limits banks to invest only 5 percent of their total capital in the energy sector.</p> <p>According Sailendra Guragain, chairman of <em>Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal</em> (<em>IPPAN</em>), works of several hydropower plants have been obstructed due to the insufficient funding. This obstruction is hampering the production of almost 400 megawatts of electrical energy.</p> <p>There are lots of organizations working in the energy sector which have not received financing from banks and are also unable to attract foreign investors, said an expert. In such situation, the organizations are fearful that the shareholders might withdraw their capital.</p> <p>Analyzing such scenario, entrepreneurs during the interaction program organized by Nepal Chamber of Commerce requested Energy Minister Barsha Man Pun to analyze the investment situation and amend the monetary policy to encourage banks to raise their investment up to 15 percent in the sector. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8015', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Private Sector Collaborates to Deliver Training to Women Entrepreneurs', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. ', 'content' => '<p style="margin-left:5.0pt">May 20: Four organisations from the development, banking and private sectors are working together to enable women in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal to establish small businesses. This month, they came together to deliver training to 400 women entrepreneurs, according to a joint press statement issued by the organisations.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">One of the four organisations, Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL), said it is continuing to invest to create women entrepreneurs through its ‘Hamri Didi’ initiative aimed to empower underprivileged women as change agents within their communities by providing them with knowledge on health and sanitation and sustainable income generating opportunities.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Till date, 400 women in six districts in the Mid and Far Western Development Regions have been appointed as Hamri Didis, in partnership with RAP3 CONNECT.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) , the authorised bottler of the Coca-Cola Company, has joined the partnership to sell their products through this vibrant network of women micro-entrepreneurs. In addition, BNL has provided all 400 Hamri Didis with 5by20 training – the company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company's value chain by 2020.</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Rajnish Sharma, the country commercial manager of Bottlers Nepal says, “We continue with our aim of providing hope and support to the female retailers in Nepal, that their businesses can be profitable, no matter the size. I am extremely pleased about our collaboration with IMC Worldwide, through which we have been able to support in building capability of 400 women from the ‘Hamri Didi’ network, who’s selling and merchandising skills have been enhanced to sell multiple products including ours. We are looking forward to being a part of the journey these independent women entrepreneurs are courageously commencing.”</p> <p style="margin-left:5.0pt">Prabhu Bank Limited will provide loans to high performing Hamri Didis for scale-up capital and can offer efficiencies in the delivery and management of these loans due to their strong network of agents across the country.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8014', 'image' => '20180520101640_8BC765B2-1D6A-486C-A9EB-28D70467CE18 (002).jpeg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Maruti Cement to Provide Free Technical Counsel Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. ', 'content' => '<p>May 20: Maruti Cement has initiated free technical counseling service at construction sites. The company's skilled technicians are providing the consultation service by reaching at each construction site with the technical service providing van, 'Mobil Concrete Expert'.</p> <p>According to the company, it will provide counseling on the way to set concrete. The company will examine the strength of the concrete compressive strength and disseminate its technological knowledge for proper selection of mixtures at proportional amount.</p> <p>The company's Senior Brand Manager Raju Shrestha informed that the service at present is made available only inside Kathmandu valley. He added that the service will be extended to the outskirts of the valley in the near future.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-20', 'modified' => '2018-05-20', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8013', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-20 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sakchyam Access to Finance helps banks set up 57 branches', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Sakchyam Access to Finance, a project run by Department for International Development (DFID), has supported 14 Commercial Banks to establish 57 new branches in some of the most remote locations of Karnali Province, Province No 5 and 7.</p> <p>Sakchyam Access to Finance said in a statement that it signed an agreement in this regard with the banks amid a function in Kathmandu on May 17.</p> <p>Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Dr Chiranjibi Nepal was the chief guest for the event which also saw the presence of Uttar Kumar Khatri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Chinta Mani Shiwakoti, deputy governor of NRB, Gyanendra Dhungana, president of Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), Baljit Vohra, team leader of Sakchyam along with other senior officials from MoF, NRB and Sakchyam. CEOs and senior officials of the 14 commercial banks were also present during the event. </p> <p>A stakeholders’ discussion on “Banking in the New Federal Structure: Challenges and Way Forward” also took place during the event. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8012', 'image' => '20180518023704_aff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'KIST Medical College begins Dental Services in Lubhu', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: KIST Medical College Teaching Hospital has commenced dental services at Lubhu Primary Health Center, located at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur. The inauguration of the service was jointly conducted by the mayor of Mahalaxmi Municipality Rameshwor Shrestha and the chairperson of KIST MCTH Aashish Thapa.</p> <p>The program attended by the representatives of all 10 wards of Mahalaxmi Municipality, female health volunteers, representatives of KIST MCTH and its doctors, and the people of the municipality.</p> <p>"KIST hospital has been availing best of medical services to the people at the fairest of rates. Their social initiations have been equally commendable, and now by providing dental services, KIST has taken a step further. We humbly thank the organization for its efforts," said Mayor Shrestha.</p> <p>The chairperson of KIST, Thapa informed that in the near future, the hospital shall be providing gynecology, pediatric, orthopedic, and other medical services along with various health camps to the locals of the municipality.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8011', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8229', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Motocrop hands over closed Circuit Camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility.', 'content' => '<p>CG Motocorp, the authorized distributor of Suzuki four-wheelers in Nepal and the automotive division of CG Holdings, has handed over closed-circuit camera to Metropolitan Traffic Police under its corporate social responsibility. The camera will be fitted in mobile vehicle of Metropolitan Traffic Police and will help correct the traffic offenders in the city. The camera was handed over in the presence of Mr Sitaram Hachethu, inspector of Metropolitan Traffic Department.</p> <p>CG Motocorp's Executive Director Karan Chaudhary said, “We are the leading automotive company in the country and have a distinct responsibility in road safety. This handover of CC camera is one of the many ways that we will coordinate closely with the traffic police department to find ways to keep our roads safe”</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8010', 'image' => '20180518015734_asdfdsffd.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8228', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Samsung Mobiles Opens Service Center at Hetauda', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Samsung Nepal has opened its premium authorized service center for Samsung Mobiles at Narayani Mall (3rd floor) in Hetauda on May 17.<br /> The company said it has 12 more service centers at Jawalakhel, Pokhara, Narayanghat, Itahari, Birgunj, Nepalgunj, Biratnagar, Butwal, Birtamode and Kathmandu (Sundhara, Pako and Kamaladi) to ensure its customers the best after-sales service. <br /> Located at the heart of Hetauda, Samsung is confident that it will be successful in expanding the reach of superior Samsung after-sales service among its customers. The service center will provide services such as software, parts replacement and flagship phone repair.<br /> “The service center will provide reliable and easy access to Samsung’s quality service and will offer all Samsung customers repair services on their warranty valid and non-valid smartphones” said Rajan Bhattarai, service head of Samsung Nepal. <br /> Samsung believes that being the first in the area people from Makwanpur district and its surrounding areas will greatly benefit from this premium authorized service center.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8009', 'image' => '20180518015155_asdff.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8230', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Everest Bank inaugurates branch at Tandi', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: With the objective of expanding its network to every corner of the country, Everest Bank formally inaugurated its branch at Tandi of Chitwan district.</p> <p>Mayor of Ratnanagar Municipality, Narayan Ban, and Someshwar Seth, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, jointly inaugurated the branch amid a function held at Tandi.</p> <p>The bank said it has recently been adjudged as the second ranked bank under CAMELS rating. Currently, the bank is rendering banking services through its network of 80 branches, seven extension counters, 28 revenue collection counters and 113 ATMs.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8008', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8227', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Skyworth announces World Cup Offer', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Smart Appliances, a sister concern of K L Dugar Group, has announced "Skyworth World Cup Offer" on Skyworth Televisions.</p> <p>The company has announced up to 25 percent cash back on the purchase of Skyworth Televisions including Google Android Televisions, Led Televisions, Smart Televisions and 4K UHD Televisions on the occasion of FIFA World Cup 2018.</p> <p>The company said in as statement that its customers will get up to 25 percent cash back on purchase of Google Android Television models like-43U5,49U5 and 55G6 in Smart TV models like -32S3A31T and 43S3A31T,on LED Televisions models like-24E3A12G,32E2,39E3100,43E3A12G and 55E3 and on 4K UHD model no- 65E6000.</p> <p>Skyworth expressed its belief that the customers will have an opportunity to get new experiences with the brand and make this FIFA World Cup 2018 a special one.</p> <p>Smart Appliances said it is licensed as the sole agency of few of the world’s leading home appliances brands including Electrolux, Skyworth, Oster, Fagor and White-Westinghouse.</p> <p>The "Skyworth World Cup Offer" offer will be valid for a limited period.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8007', 'image' => '20180518014335_adsfsdf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '8226', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'New Model of Mahindra Scorpio Hits the Roads', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. ', 'content' => '<p>May 18: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has launched the new avatar of its iconic SUV – Scorpio. The new model of Scorpio comes with higher power and torque, new 5-speed transmission, enhanced performance, imposing styling and luxurious comfort to travel through any roads, the company said in a statement. The new model will be available in four variants, namely S4, S5 (4WD), S7 and S11 (4WD)</p> <p>Sanjay Jadhav, vice president of International Operations (South Asia) at M&M Ltd said, "The Scorpio has pushed the boundaries for Mahindra and created new benchmarks for others ever since its launch in Nepal. To see Scorpio become the No 1 SUV of Nepal is a matter of pride. Today as we launch the new Scorpio, we have further enhanced its on-road presence while retaining its core DNA of power, thrill and adventure. I firmly believe that the consumers will find the new Scorpio a perfect companion for their thrilling and adventurous journeys."</p> <p>According to Cabinet Shrestha, MD of Agni Group, Mahindra Scorpio has been a symbolic SUV on the roads of Nepal.</p> <p>"Over the last 15 years, it has dominated the segment delivering unparalleled experience to our customers. With the new refresh, we are confident to take a leap in conquering all the roads or no roads of Nepal, with thrilling drive experience and luxurious comfort. Tourism is one of the driving industry for Nepal’s economy and Mahindra Scorpio has been the most preferred SUV over the years, for all the travellers due to its off-road capability. The new Scorpio will further enhance the experience of customers touring across Nepal, making a memorable journey.”</p> <p>The statement says that the new Scorpio is powered by the mighty mHawk engine which has been enhanced to deliver higher power of 120 bhp and more torque of 280 Nm. Its enhanced low-end torque ensures a pleasurable city drive and abundant mid-range torque delivers a pleasurable highway drive.</p> <p>According to the company, the all-new easy shift 5-speed transmission optimizes performance, allowing the SUV to cruise on highways and saves fuel.</p> <p>"Its refinement in NVH ensures a quieter cabin. The vehicle’s new and more imposing exteriors add a whole new dimension, while faux leather interiors give it a more stylish and premium feel. Its new latest generation braking system with 9.1 Bosch ABS system offers enhanced high-speed braking and improved brake feel," the statement further reads.</p> <p>The new Scorpio comes with enhanced technology features like the new reverse parking camera with dynamic assist, new 1-touch lane change indicator and new auto window roll-up. It comes loaded with many advanced technology features like projector headlamps with static bending technology, 6-inch touch-screen infotainment with GPS, fully automatic temperature control, etc.</p> <p>According to the company, the new model is high on safety features with dual front airbags, anti-lock braking system (ABS), collapsible steering column and side intrusion beams, panic brake indication, engine immobilizer, etc. It will be available in multiple seating configurations allowing owners to choose from 7, 8 and 9-seater options to match their needs.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-05-18', 'modified' => '2018-05-18', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '8006', 'image' => '20180518013104_adfadf.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-05-18 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25