
March 28: Yamaha organised Road Safety Awareness programe for the contestants of Miss Nepal 2018.…
March 28: Yamaha organised Road Safety Awareness programe for the contestants of Miss Nepal 2018.…
March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'.…
March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali…
March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26.…
March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the…
March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from…
March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati,…
March 26: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new…
March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71…
March 25: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018.…
March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance…
March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24.…
March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075.…
March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market.…
March 25: The 29th edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March…
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', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Yamaha organised Road Safety Awareness programe for the contestants of Miss Nepal 2018. Nepal Traffic Police and well-trained instructors of Yamaha instructed them about the major causes of accidents and precautionary measures to minimize them.</p> <p>On the occasion, the contestants also participated in Yamaha's social campaign to disseminate information about road safety measures and traffic rules to drivers and pedestrians at Tripureshwar, Thapathali, Jamal and Baneshwar. 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Under the campaign, each lucky winner succeed to win 5 tola gold.</p> <p>Suraj Niraula, Mahesh Bhatarai, Hari Khadka, Radha Krishna Pathak and Subodh Sapkota were declared the winners of the Facebook campaign for liking the page of TATA Nexon and writing NEXON in the middle their name.</p> <p>According to TATA Nexon, 618 people participated in the campaign in the last two months. 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Issuing a press statement, the company said the new smartphone comes with 14-mega pixel and 2-megapixel dual real cameras.</p> <p> The company believes it will provide the best photography experience to the users.</p> <p>Likewise, the phone has got intelligent camera mode with beauty and portrait features, reads the statement. The company claimed that the phone has smart face reorganization technology, which is not available in any other mid-range phones at present in the market. The phone has 3GB RAM and 32 GB ROM and its memory can be expanded up to 256 GB. Likewise, the phone has 4000 mAh battery.</p> <p>According to the company, the pre-booking of the new model will be open till March 31.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7580', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7796', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Rs 13.33 billion T-bills to be auctioned today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. ', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. The Department of National Loan Management under Nepal Rastra Bank aims to raise internal debt for the government through the sale. The auction will sell treasury bills with maturity periods of 28, 91, 182 and 364 days. The department has already announced for submission of sealed bid application by 3 pm on March 26.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7579', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7795', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank Collaborates with Khalti Digital Wallet ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.</p> <p>The bank's Deputy General Manager Rabin Nepal and General Manager of Khalti app, Manish Modi signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank's customers can pay through Khalti for buying various goods and services. Khali app also enables online payment of the bill of electricity, water, internet and DTH, film tickets, plane tickets, hotel room booking, and other services to the customers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7578', 'image' => '20180326024314_sunrise_fb.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7797', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Water Transportation Service on Saptakoshi River', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.</p> <p>Baraha Area Water Transportation and Tourism Service Company has started water transportation service with a new jet boat along the route of the river. The company believes the service can contribute in making Baraha area religious and tourism destination.</p> <p>With the investment of Rs 30 million, entrepreneurs of Chatara have started operating the jet from Monday, March 26, said the founding member of the company, Amit Bhagat. He added that the boat has capacity to carry 40 passengers. However, only 25 passengers will be allowed at present because the 240 kg capacity of the boat includes both passengers and goods.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7577', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7798', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Electronics’ Showroom at Kumaripati', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur. Household products of different brands including LG, CG, Godrej, and TCL are available under the same roof at the showroom, said Safakat Ali, operator of the showroom.</p> <p>According to Ali, the showroom has offered cash discount up to 40 percent and special prize in each purchase on the occasion of its inauguration. He added that the offer will be valid till April 2.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7576', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7794', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Energy Sector Suffers due to Lengthy Process in Granting License', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures. They argued that although the government has shortened the process of obtaining license, it has not been practically implemented.</p> <p>IPPAN members expressed such views during a programme organized by the Society of Economic Journalist of Nepal (SEJON) on March 23 in the capital. As per the new provisions, the companies seeking to obtain license for generating electricity have to wait for 30 days for survey and an additional 120 days for power generation.</p> <p>According to Khadga Bahadur Bista, outgoing president of IPPAN, the government has not made it clear whether the time period includes public holidays or not. “As compare to the past, the permission process has been shortened. But the process still takes time as the authorities seek relevant documents,” he said.</p> <p>Similarly, policy-wise it is difficult to provide license to the projects unless they submit required documents, mentions Babu Raj Adhikari, spokesperson at the Department of Electricity Development. “There is no problem in giving permission for survey,” he said, adding, “But to grant permission for electricity generation, the companies must be registered and have obtained connection agreement from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), which takes time.”</p> <p>NEA works to connect the generated electricity from hydropower projects to the national grid. NEA signs connection agreement with the project only if it has plans to extend the national grid in the project area. Adhikari informed that the permission for construction of hydropower projects by private sector gets halted if the NEA does not have any plan to construct national grid in the project area.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7575', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7793', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO A71 (2018) hits the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018).', 'content' => '<p>March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018). The A71 (2018) comes equipped with an upgraded AI Beauty Technology and a much powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. It also inherits core OPPO selfie technology on the front camera with a gorgeous slim metallic uni-body, which makes it a compelling choice for young consumers, the company said in a statement. The A71 (2018), a versatile product, is available in gold and black colours at a price of Rs 15,990 across country through offline stores.</p> <p>During the launch of the smartphone, Bobby Zhao, CEO of OPPO Nepal, said, “We have introduced another addition to A Series, A71 (2018) with the latest selfie technology and spectacular design in Nepal. We are really hopeful that we will be able to satisfy our customers' needs and demands through OPPO A71 (2018)."</p> <p>According to the company, the OPPO A71 (2018) is equipped with OPPO-specific AI Beauty function, which captures more than 200 facial features, makes face recognition more accurate and beauty retouching more exquisite.</p> <p>“At the same time, based on an image database and self-learning ability, the beauty function identifies different skin textures and tones, age and sex, and customizes the effects according to the characteristics of the users,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The company claimed that the A71 (2018) brings smoother processing speed and saves more power. Equipped with the latest Snapdragon 450 processor that contains eight 64-bit processing cores clocked at 1.8 GHz, it allows more apps to run at the same time whilst offering smoother app switching. The average speed of opening an app is 12.5 percent faster.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7574', 'image' => '20180325033335_oppo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7792', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Foods to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p><strong>March 25</strong>: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. Issuing a press statement, the company said that it signed an agreement with Glocal Pvt Ltd to give continuity to the WaiWai Glocal Teen Hero amidst a MoU signing function held in Kathmandu on March 22.</p> <p>Speaking at the program, GP Sah, CEO of CG Foods, a subsidiary of Chaudhary Group, said that they are glad to continue collaboration with the event in order to appreciate, recognize and support the teenagers who are contributing to bring out positive change with an impact.</p> <p>“We have now stepped up for third year of partnership. We take this as an opportunity to inform the general public that we are doing something from our part for social cause by supporting the teenagers,” said Sah.</p> <p>Asish Thakur, executive director at Glocal Pvt Ltd, shared that they are glad to be associated to a renowned brand like WaiWai to continue the legacy.</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is an initiation by Glocal Khabar (a concern of Glocal Pvt Ltd) to bring out the teenagers who are doing something from the shadows and create a ripple effect of motivation and impart a message that a lot can be done by anyone and also to appreciate and recognize the teenagers. It is a platform for teenagers to share their initiation, creativity and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the country to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the statement further said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7573', 'image' => '20180325032558_Picture (5).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7791', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Goldstar Boots for Nepal Ambulance Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.</p> <p>Vidushi Rana, the company's marketing and branding director, handed over 44 pairs of boots to the vice chairman of Nepal Ambulance Service, Ranjit Aacharya amid a function held on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>“This is a small effort from our side. In the future, we will further expand our cooperation,” said Rana.</p> <p>Goldstar said that the company decided to provide the boots to the ambulance drivers since they have to operate in difficult terrains across the nation and that the boots would come handy as it is especially designed to walk in slippery terrains.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7572', 'image' => '20180325030249_Pic-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7790', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Embassy Organizes International Entrepreneurs’ Conclave', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. The event was aimed at serving as an ideal platform for connecting the young entrepreneurial minds of India and Nepal.</p> <p>According to the organizers, the event is first-of-its-kind platform created for the entrepreneurs of both countries to come together and exchange innovative ideas. During the event, seven CEOs, and investors from India and eight from Nepal addressed more than 300 audiences.</p> <p>Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the government is ready to work with startups to make them more innovative and effective.</p> <p>“The government is also working to build a better startup ecosystem in the country," added the chief guest.</p> <p>The speakers from India were Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO Rooms; Ashutosh Tyagi, executive vice president of Tata Capital Private Equity; Navin Surya, chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI); Ritu Marya, editor-in-chief at Entrepreneur Media; Kaushik Mukherjee, co-founder and MD of FAB BAG; Avelo Roy, MD of Kolkata Ventures and Yatin K Thakur, co-founder of StartUp India & Coworkin.</p> <p>From Nepal, the speakers were Siddhant Raj Pandey, chairman and CEO of Business Oxygen; Narottam Aryal, executive director of King’s College; Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit Group; Biswas Dhakal, president of F1Soft, FinTech; Subash Ghimire, editor of Republica; Semanta Dahal, advocate of Abhinawa Law Chambers; Sixit Bhatta, co-founder and CEO of Tootle, and Amit Agrawal, CEO of Janaki Technology.</p> <p>Five startup firms also pitched their business ideas in front of the investors during the event. The firms to pith business idea were Metro Tarkari, Furniture Hub, Kullabs, My Earth Eco Bags and FohorbataMohor. The five startups were shortlisted out of more than 100 applications received for pitching proposals.</p> <p>“The journey to finding potential startups for the team was not just about getting the right companies but it was more about spreading entrepreneurial vibes among youngsters,” said Binay Devkota, CEO of Clock B Business Innovations.</p> <p>The experts speaking at the program said that Nepal has immense opportunities for the startups to grow, but the lack of intellectual property rights is a major setback for the startup community to grow in the market.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7571', 'image' => '20180325025540_IMG-8372 (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7789', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IME Remit Announces New Year Scheme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. The company brought the 'Naya Barsa ko Bahar, IME Garda Upaharai Upahar' scheme for three months effective from March 15 to June 14. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through IME from abroad can get subscription of Dish Home in 'weekly lucky draw', smart phones in 'monthly lucky draw', and 42-inch LED as 'bumper prize’, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>The lucky draw will be based on software system and the result will be updated on the authorised web page of the company.</p> <p>Likewise Malaysia based Riya IME has also announced 'New Year Bonanza' scheme on the occasion of Nepali New Year 2075. The company said the scheme will be valid from March 20 to April 30. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through Riya IME of Malaysia will win smartphones fortnightly and 32-inch LED TV at the end of the month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7570', 'image' => '20180325022538_ime.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7788', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TCL Smart TV Available in the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. TCL TV can be operated through internet connection where users can also use Facebook and YouTube as well.</p> <p>Just like Google Play Store, IOS App Store of i-phone, TCL television has also its own app store. Through the app, customers can even download and use android-based games and social media through the smart TV.</p> <p>Beside this, customers can use the smart TV to watch the contents of their smart devices like mobile, tablet, laptop in large screen through Wireless Mirroring and Screen Mirroring systems. Important documents, film, music, songs, photos can also be saved in the internal memory of the television.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7569', 'image' => '20180325020139_tcl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7786', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '29th National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo Kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The 29th edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The 29<sup>th</sup> edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>The five-day expo from March 23 to 27, was inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Oli. CNI President Hari Bhakta Sharma, NCC President Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Parasad Yadav and secretary Yam Kumari Khatiwada, Federation of Nepali Handicraft Association President Dharma Raj Shakya among others were present during the inauguration ceremony. The expo aims to promote, develop and expand cottage and small-scale industries of the country.</p> <p>Minister Yadav focused on prioritizing and utilizing whatever is available and to use modern technologies for industrial development. He suggested skilled and educated youths not to hesitate to take up minor occupation. He claimed that the ministry is making plans for economic prosperity and encouraging private investment. “We will not compromise in maintaining good governance,” he claimed.</p> <p>Prime Minister KP Oli said cottage and small-scale industries is one of the major sectors creating investment and employment opportunities. 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', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Yamaha organised Road Safety Awareness programe for the contestants of Miss Nepal 2018. Nepal Traffic Police and well-trained instructors of Yamaha instructed them about the major causes of accidents and precautionary measures to minimize them.</p> <p>On the occasion, the contestants also participated in Yamaha's social campaign to disseminate information about road safety measures and traffic rules to drivers and pedestrians at Tripureshwar, Thapathali, Jamal and Baneshwar. Besides this, they provided masks to the public to minimize the effects of air pollution.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7582', 'image' => '20180328015800_Yamaha 6.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7800', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Nexon Announces Winners of Facebook Campaign', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'. ', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'. Under the campaign, each lucky winner succeed to win 5 tola gold.</p> <p>Suraj Niraula, Mahesh Bhatarai, Hari Khadka, Radha Krishna Pathak and Subodh Sapkota were declared the winners of the Facebook campaign for liking the page of TATA Nexon and writing NEXON in the middle their name.</p> <p>According to TATA Nexon, 618 people participated in the campaign in the last two months. The campaign was held between January to February 2018.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7581', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7799', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei to Launch Y9 in Nepali Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali market.', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali market. Issuing a press statement, the company said the new smartphone comes with 14-mega pixel and 2-megapixel dual real cameras.</p> <p> The company believes it will provide the best photography experience to the users.</p> <p>Likewise, the phone has got intelligent camera mode with beauty and portrait features, reads the statement. The company claimed that the phone has smart face reorganization technology, which is not available in any other mid-range phones at present in the market. The phone has 3GB RAM and 32 GB ROM and its memory can be expanded up to 256 GB. Likewise, the phone has 4000 mAh battery.</p> <p>According to the company, the pre-booking of the new model will be open till March 31.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7580', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7796', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Rs 13.33 billion T-bills to be auctioned today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. ', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. The Department of National Loan Management under Nepal Rastra Bank aims to raise internal debt for the government through the sale. The auction will sell treasury bills with maturity periods of 28, 91, 182 and 364 days. The department has already announced for submission of sealed bid application by 3 pm on March 26.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7579', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7795', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank Collaborates with Khalti Digital Wallet ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.</p> <p>The bank's Deputy General Manager Rabin Nepal and General Manager of Khalti app, Manish Modi signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank's customers can pay through Khalti for buying various goods and services. Khali app also enables online payment of the bill of electricity, water, internet and DTH, film tickets, plane tickets, hotel room booking, and other services to the customers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7578', 'image' => '20180326024314_sunrise_fb.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7797', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Water Transportation Service on Saptakoshi River', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.</p> <p>Baraha Area Water Transportation and Tourism Service Company has started water transportation service with a new jet boat along the route of the river. The company believes the service can contribute in making Baraha area religious and tourism destination.</p> <p>With the investment of Rs 30 million, entrepreneurs of Chatara have started operating the jet from Monday, March 26, said the founding member of the company, Amit Bhagat. He added that the boat has capacity to carry 40 passengers. However, only 25 passengers will be allowed at present because the 240 kg capacity of the boat includes both passengers and goods.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7577', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7798', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Electronics’ Showroom at Kumaripati', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur. Household products of different brands including LG, CG, Godrej, and TCL are available under the same roof at the showroom, said Safakat Ali, operator of the showroom.</p> <p>According to Ali, the showroom has offered cash discount up to 40 percent and special prize in each purchase on the occasion of its inauguration. He added that the offer will be valid till April 2.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7576', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7794', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Energy Sector Suffers due to Lengthy Process in Granting License', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures. They argued that although the government has shortened the process of obtaining license, it has not been practically implemented.</p> <p>IPPAN members expressed such views during a programme organized by the Society of Economic Journalist of Nepal (SEJON) on March 23 in the capital. As per the new provisions, the companies seeking to obtain license for generating electricity have to wait for 30 days for survey and an additional 120 days for power generation.</p> <p>According to Khadga Bahadur Bista, outgoing president of IPPAN, the government has not made it clear whether the time period includes public holidays or not. “As compare to the past, the permission process has been shortened. But the process still takes time as the authorities seek relevant documents,” he said.</p> <p>Similarly, policy-wise it is difficult to provide license to the projects unless they submit required documents, mentions Babu Raj Adhikari, spokesperson at the Department of Electricity Development. “There is no problem in giving permission for survey,” he said, adding, “But to grant permission for electricity generation, the companies must be registered and have obtained connection agreement from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), which takes time.”</p> <p>NEA works to connect the generated electricity from hydropower projects to the national grid. NEA signs connection agreement with the project only if it has plans to extend the national grid in the project area. Adhikari informed that the permission for construction of hydropower projects by private sector gets halted if the NEA does not have any plan to construct national grid in the project area.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7575', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7793', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO A71 (2018) hits the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018).', 'content' => '<p>March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018). The A71 (2018) comes equipped with an upgraded AI Beauty Technology and a much powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. It also inherits core OPPO selfie technology on the front camera with a gorgeous slim metallic uni-body, which makes it a compelling choice for young consumers, the company said in a statement. The A71 (2018), a versatile product, is available in gold and black colours at a price of Rs 15,990 across country through offline stores.</p> <p>During the launch of the smartphone, Bobby Zhao, CEO of OPPO Nepal, said, “We have introduced another addition to A Series, A71 (2018) with the latest selfie technology and spectacular design in Nepal. We are really hopeful that we will be able to satisfy our customers' needs and demands through OPPO A71 (2018)."</p> <p>According to the company, the OPPO A71 (2018) is equipped with OPPO-specific AI Beauty function, which captures more than 200 facial features, makes face recognition more accurate and beauty retouching more exquisite.</p> <p>“At the same time, based on an image database and self-learning ability, the beauty function identifies different skin textures and tones, age and sex, and customizes the effects according to the characteristics of the users,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The company claimed that the A71 (2018) brings smoother processing speed and saves more power. Equipped with the latest Snapdragon 450 processor that contains eight 64-bit processing cores clocked at 1.8 GHz, it allows more apps to run at the same time whilst offering smoother app switching. The average speed of opening an app is 12.5 percent faster.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7574', 'image' => '20180325033335_oppo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7792', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Foods to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p><strong>March 25</strong>: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. Issuing a press statement, the company said that it signed an agreement with Glocal Pvt Ltd to give continuity to the WaiWai Glocal Teen Hero amidst a MoU signing function held in Kathmandu on March 22.</p> <p>Speaking at the program, GP Sah, CEO of CG Foods, a subsidiary of Chaudhary Group, said that they are glad to continue collaboration with the event in order to appreciate, recognize and support the teenagers who are contributing to bring out positive change with an impact.</p> <p>“We have now stepped up for third year of partnership. We take this as an opportunity to inform the general public that we are doing something from our part for social cause by supporting the teenagers,” said Sah.</p> <p>Asish Thakur, executive director at Glocal Pvt Ltd, shared that they are glad to be associated to a renowned brand like WaiWai to continue the legacy.</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is an initiation by Glocal Khabar (a concern of Glocal Pvt Ltd) to bring out the teenagers who are doing something from the shadows and create a ripple effect of motivation and impart a message that a lot can be done by anyone and also to appreciate and recognize the teenagers. It is a platform for teenagers to share their initiation, creativity and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the country to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the statement further said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7573', 'image' => '20180325032558_Picture (5).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7791', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Goldstar Boots for Nepal Ambulance Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.</p> <p>Vidushi Rana, the company's marketing and branding director, handed over 44 pairs of boots to the vice chairman of Nepal Ambulance Service, Ranjit Aacharya amid a function held on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>“This is a small effort from our side. In the future, we will further expand our cooperation,” said Rana.</p> <p>Goldstar said that the company decided to provide the boots to the ambulance drivers since they have to operate in difficult terrains across the nation and that the boots would come handy as it is especially designed to walk in slippery terrains.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7572', 'image' => '20180325030249_Pic-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7790', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Embassy Organizes International Entrepreneurs’ Conclave', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. The event was aimed at serving as an ideal platform for connecting the young entrepreneurial minds of India and Nepal.</p> <p>According to the organizers, the event is first-of-its-kind platform created for the entrepreneurs of both countries to come together and exchange innovative ideas. During the event, seven CEOs, and investors from India and eight from Nepal addressed more than 300 audiences.</p> <p>Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the government is ready to work with startups to make them more innovative and effective.</p> <p>“The government is also working to build a better startup ecosystem in the country," added the chief guest.</p> <p>The speakers from India were Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO Rooms; Ashutosh Tyagi, executive vice president of Tata Capital Private Equity; Navin Surya, chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI); Ritu Marya, editor-in-chief at Entrepreneur Media; Kaushik Mukherjee, co-founder and MD of FAB BAG; Avelo Roy, MD of Kolkata Ventures and Yatin K Thakur, co-founder of StartUp India & Coworkin.</p> <p>From Nepal, the speakers were Siddhant Raj Pandey, chairman and CEO of Business Oxygen; Narottam Aryal, executive director of King’s College; Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit Group; Biswas Dhakal, president of F1Soft, FinTech; Subash Ghimire, editor of Republica; Semanta Dahal, advocate of Abhinawa Law Chambers; Sixit Bhatta, co-founder and CEO of Tootle, and Amit Agrawal, CEO of Janaki Technology.</p> <p>Five startup firms also pitched their business ideas in front of the investors during the event. The firms to pith business idea were Metro Tarkari, Furniture Hub, Kullabs, My Earth Eco Bags and FohorbataMohor. The five startups were shortlisted out of more than 100 applications received for pitching proposals.</p> <p>“The journey to finding potential startups for the team was not just about getting the right companies but it was more about spreading entrepreneurial vibes among youngsters,” said Binay Devkota, CEO of Clock B Business Innovations.</p> <p>The experts speaking at the program said that Nepal has immense opportunities for the startups to grow, but the lack of intellectual property rights is a major setback for the startup community to grow in the market.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7571', 'image' => '20180325025540_IMG-8372 (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7789', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IME Remit Announces New Year Scheme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. The company brought the 'Naya Barsa ko Bahar, IME Garda Upaharai Upahar' scheme for three months effective from March 15 to June 14. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through IME from abroad can get subscription of Dish Home in 'weekly lucky draw', smart phones in 'monthly lucky draw', and 42-inch LED as 'bumper prize’, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>The lucky draw will be based on software system and the result will be updated on the authorised web page of the company.</p> <p>Likewise Malaysia based Riya IME has also announced 'New Year Bonanza' scheme on the occasion of Nepali New Year 2075. The company said the scheme will be valid from March 20 to April 30. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through Riya IME of Malaysia will win smartphones fortnightly and 32-inch LED TV at the end of the month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7570', 'image' => '20180325022538_ime.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7788', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TCL Smart TV Available in the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. TCL TV can be operated through internet connection where users can also use Facebook and YouTube as well.</p> <p>Just like Google Play Store, IOS App Store of i-phone, TCL television has also its own app store. Through the app, customers can even download and use android-based games and social media through the smart TV.</p> <p>Beside this, customers can use the smart TV to watch the contents of their smart devices like mobile, tablet, laptop in large screen through Wireless Mirroring and Screen Mirroring systems. Important documents, film, music, songs, photos can also be saved in the internal memory of the television.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7569', 'image' => '20180325020139_tcl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7786', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '29th National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo Kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The 29th edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The 29<sup>th</sup> edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>The five-day expo from March 23 to 27, was inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Oli. CNI President Hari Bhakta Sharma, NCC President Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Parasad Yadav and secretary Yam Kumari Khatiwada, Federation of Nepali Handicraft Association President Dharma Raj Shakya among others were present during the inauguration ceremony. The expo aims to promote, develop and expand cottage and small-scale industries of the country.</p> <p>Minister Yadav focused on prioritizing and utilizing whatever is available and to use modern technologies for industrial development. He suggested skilled and educated youths not to hesitate to take up minor occupation. He claimed that the ministry is making plans for economic prosperity and encouraging private investment. “We will not compromise in maintaining good governance,” he claimed.</p> <p>Prime Minister KP Oli said cottage and small-scale industries is one of the major sectors creating investment and employment opportunities. He ensured that no one will be dying of hunger in the coming days.</p> <p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies highlighted the importance of promoting cottage and small-scale industries. She added that the government is aiming to establish product specific zones by bringing together scattered products and industries.</p> <p>The expo features 292 stalls of various entrepreneurs from all 77 districts of the nation. 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', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Yamaha organised Road Safety Awareness programe for the contestants of Miss Nepal 2018. Nepal Traffic Police and well-trained instructors of Yamaha instructed them about the major causes of accidents and precautionary measures to minimize them.</p> <p>On the occasion, the contestants also participated in Yamaha's social campaign to disseminate information about road safety measures and traffic rules to drivers and pedestrians at Tripureshwar, Thapathali, Jamal and Baneshwar. Besides this, they provided masks to the public to minimize the effects of air pollution.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7582', 'image' => '20180328015800_Yamaha 6.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7800', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Nexon Announces Winners of Facebook Campaign', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'. ', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'. Under the campaign, each lucky winner succeed to win 5 tola gold.</p> <p>Suraj Niraula, Mahesh Bhatarai, Hari Khadka, Radha Krishna Pathak and Subodh Sapkota were declared the winners of the Facebook campaign for liking the page of TATA Nexon and writing NEXON in the middle their name.</p> <p>According to TATA Nexon, 618 people participated in the campaign in the last two months. The campaign was held between January to February 2018.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7581', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7799', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei to Launch Y9 in Nepali Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali market.', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali market. Issuing a press statement, the company said the new smartphone comes with 14-mega pixel and 2-megapixel dual real cameras.</p> <p> The company believes it will provide the best photography experience to the users.</p> <p>Likewise, the phone has got intelligent camera mode with beauty and portrait features, reads the statement. The company claimed that the phone has smart face reorganization technology, which is not available in any other mid-range phones at present in the market. The phone has 3GB RAM and 32 GB ROM and its memory can be expanded up to 256 GB. Likewise, the phone has 4000 mAh battery.</p> <p>According to the company, the pre-booking of the new model will be open till March 31.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7580', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7796', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Rs 13.33 billion T-bills to be auctioned today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. ', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. The Department of National Loan Management under Nepal Rastra Bank aims to raise internal debt for the government through the sale. The auction will sell treasury bills with maturity periods of 28, 91, 182 and 364 days. The department has already announced for submission of sealed bid application by 3 pm on March 26.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7579', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7795', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank Collaborates with Khalti Digital Wallet ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.</p> <p>The bank's Deputy General Manager Rabin Nepal and General Manager of Khalti app, Manish Modi signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank's customers can pay through Khalti for buying various goods and services. Khali app also enables online payment of the bill of electricity, water, internet and DTH, film tickets, plane tickets, hotel room booking, and other services to the customers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7578', 'image' => '20180326024314_sunrise_fb.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7797', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Water Transportation Service on Saptakoshi River', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.</p> <p>Baraha Area Water Transportation and Tourism Service Company has started water transportation service with a new jet boat along the route of the river. The company believes the service can contribute in making Baraha area religious and tourism destination.</p> <p>With the investment of Rs 30 million, entrepreneurs of Chatara have started operating the jet from Monday, March 26, said the founding member of the company, Amit Bhagat. He added that the boat has capacity to carry 40 passengers. However, only 25 passengers will be allowed at present because the 240 kg capacity of the boat includes both passengers and goods.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7577', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7798', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Electronics’ Showroom at Kumaripati', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur. Household products of different brands including LG, CG, Godrej, and TCL are available under the same roof at the showroom, said Safakat Ali, operator of the showroom.</p> <p>According to Ali, the showroom has offered cash discount up to 40 percent and special prize in each purchase on the occasion of its inauguration. He added that the offer will be valid till April 2.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7576', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7794', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Energy Sector Suffers due to Lengthy Process in Granting License', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures. They argued that although the government has shortened the process of obtaining license, it has not been practically implemented.</p> <p>IPPAN members expressed such views during a programme organized by the Society of Economic Journalist of Nepal (SEJON) on March 23 in the capital. As per the new provisions, the companies seeking to obtain license for generating electricity have to wait for 30 days for survey and an additional 120 days for power generation.</p> <p>According to Khadga Bahadur Bista, outgoing president of IPPAN, the government has not made it clear whether the time period includes public holidays or not. “As compare to the past, the permission process has been shortened. But the process still takes time as the authorities seek relevant documents,” he said.</p> <p>Similarly, policy-wise it is difficult to provide license to the projects unless they submit required documents, mentions Babu Raj Adhikari, spokesperson at the Department of Electricity Development. “There is no problem in giving permission for survey,” he said, adding, “But to grant permission for electricity generation, the companies must be registered and have obtained connection agreement from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), which takes time.”</p> <p>NEA works to connect the generated electricity from hydropower projects to the national grid. NEA signs connection agreement with the project only if it has plans to extend the national grid in the project area. Adhikari informed that the permission for construction of hydropower projects by private sector gets halted if the NEA does not have any plan to construct national grid in the project area.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7575', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7793', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO A71 (2018) hits the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018).', 'content' => '<p>March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018). The A71 (2018) comes equipped with an upgraded AI Beauty Technology and a much powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. It also inherits core OPPO selfie technology on the front camera with a gorgeous slim metallic uni-body, which makes it a compelling choice for young consumers, the company said in a statement. The A71 (2018), a versatile product, is available in gold and black colours at a price of Rs 15,990 across country through offline stores.</p> <p>During the launch of the smartphone, Bobby Zhao, CEO of OPPO Nepal, said, “We have introduced another addition to A Series, A71 (2018) with the latest selfie technology and spectacular design in Nepal. We are really hopeful that we will be able to satisfy our customers' needs and demands through OPPO A71 (2018)."</p> <p>According to the company, the OPPO A71 (2018) is equipped with OPPO-specific AI Beauty function, which captures more than 200 facial features, makes face recognition more accurate and beauty retouching more exquisite.</p> <p>“At the same time, based on an image database and self-learning ability, the beauty function identifies different skin textures and tones, age and sex, and customizes the effects according to the characteristics of the users,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The company claimed that the A71 (2018) brings smoother processing speed and saves more power. Equipped with the latest Snapdragon 450 processor that contains eight 64-bit processing cores clocked at 1.8 GHz, it allows more apps to run at the same time whilst offering smoother app switching. The average speed of opening an app is 12.5 percent faster.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7574', 'image' => '20180325033335_oppo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7792', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Foods to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p><strong>March 25</strong>: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. Issuing a press statement, the company said that it signed an agreement with Glocal Pvt Ltd to give continuity to the WaiWai Glocal Teen Hero amidst a MoU signing function held in Kathmandu on March 22.</p> <p>Speaking at the program, GP Sah, CEO of CG Foods, a subsidiary of Chaudhary Group, said that they are glad to continue collaboration with the event in order to appreciate, recognize and support the teenagers who are contributing to bring out positive change with an impact.</p> <p>“We have now stepped up for third year of partnership. We take this as an opportunity to inform the general public that we are doing something from our part for social cause by supporting the teenagers,” said Sah.</p> <p>Asish Thakur, executive director at Glocal Pvt Ltd, shared that they are glad to be associated to a renowned brand like WaiWai to continue the legacy.</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is an initiation by Glocal Khabar (a concern of Glocal Pvt Ltd) to bring out the teenagers who are doing something from the shadows and create a ripple effect of motivation and impart a message that a lot can be done by anyone and also to appreciate and recognize the teenagers. It is a platform for teenagers to share their initiation, creativity and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the country to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the statement further said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7573', 'image' => '20180325032558_Picture (5).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7791', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Goldstar Boots for Nepal Ambulance Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.</p> <p>Vidushi Rana, the company's marketing and branding director, handed over 44 pairs of boots to the vice chairman of Nepal Ambulance Service, Ranjit Aacharya amid a function held on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>“This is a small effort from our side. In the future, we will further expand our cooperation,” said Rana.</p> <p>Goldstar said that the company decided to provide the boots to the ambulance drivers since they have to operate in difficult terrains across the nation and that the boots would come handy as it is especially designed to walk in slippery terrains.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7572', 'image' => '20180325030249_Pic-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7790', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Embassy Organizes International Entrepreneurs’ Conclave', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. The event was aimed at serving as an ideal platform for connecting the young entrepreneurial minds of India and Nepal.</p> <p>According to the organizers, the event is first-of-its-kind platform created for the entrepreneurs of both countries to come together and exchange innovative ideas. During the event, seven CEOs, and investors from India and eight from Nepal addressed more than 300 audiences.</p> <p>Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the government is ready to work with startups to make them more innovative and effective.</p> <p>“The government is also working to build a better startup ecosystem in the country," added the chief guest.</p> <p>The speakers from India were Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO Rooms; Ashutosh Tyagi, executive vice president of Tata Capital Private Equity; Navin Surya, chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI); Ritu Marya, editor-in-chief at Entrepreneur Media; Kaushik Mukherjee, co-founder and MD of FAB BAG; Avelo Roy, MD of Kolkata Ventures and Yatin K Thakur, co-founder of StartUp India & Coworkin.</p> <p>From Nepal, the speakers were Siddhant Raj Pandey, chairman and CEO of Business Oxygen; Narottam Aryal, executive director of King’s College; Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit Group; Biswas Dhakal, president of F1Soft, FinTech; Subash Ghimire, editor of Republica; Semanta Dahal, advocate of Abhinawa Law Chambers; Sixit Bhatta, co-founder and CEO of Tootle, and Amit Agrawal, CEO of Janaki Technology.</p> <p>Five startup firms also pitched their business ideas in front of the investors during the event. The firms to pith business idea were Metro Tarkari, Furniture Hub, Kullabs, My Earth Eco Bags and FohorbataMohor. The five startups were shortlisted out of more than 100 applications received for pitching proposals.</p> <p>“The journey to finding potential startups for the team was not just about getting the right companies but it was more about spreading entrepreneurial vibes among youngsters,” said Binay Devkota, CEO of Clock B Business Innovations.</p> <p>The experts speaking at the program said that Nepal has immense opportunities for the startups to grow, but the lack of intellectual property rights is a major setback for the startup community to grow in the market.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7571', 'image' => '20180325025540_IMG-8372 (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7789', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IME Remit Announces New Year Scheme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. The company brought the 'Naya Barsa ko Bahar, IME Garda Upaharai Upahar' scheme for three months effective from March 15 to June 14. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through IME from abroad can get subscription of Dish Home in 'weekly lucky draw', smart phones in 'monthly lucky draw', and 42-inch LED as 'bumper prize’, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>The lucky draw will be based on software system and the result will be updated on the authorised web page of the company.</p> <p>Likewise Malaysia based Riya IME has also announced 'New Year Bonanza' scheme on the occasion of Nepali New Year 2075. The company said the scheme will be valid from March 20 to April 30. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through Riya IME of Malaysia will win smartphones fortnightly and 32-inch LED TV at the end of the month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7570', 'image' => '20180325022538_ime.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7788', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TCL Smart TV Available in the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. TCL TV can be operated through internet connection where users can also use Facebook and YouTube as well.</p> <p>Just like Google Play Store, IOS App Store of i-phone, TCL television has also its own app store. Through the app, customers can even download and use android-based games and social media through the smart TV.</p> <p>Beside this, customers can use the smart TV to watch the contents of their smart devices like mobile, tablet, laptop in large screen through Wireless Mirroring and Screen Mirroring systems. Important documents, film, music, songs, photos can also be saved in the internal memory of the television.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7569', 'image' => '20180325020139_tcl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7786', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '29th National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo Kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The 29th edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The 29<sup>th</sup> edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>The five-day expo from March 23 to 27, was inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Oli. CNI President Hari Bhakta Sharma, NCC President Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Parasad Yadav and secretary Yam Kumari Khatiwada, Federation of Nepali Handicraft Association President Dharma Raj Shakya among others were present during the inauguration ceremony. The expo aims to promote, develop and expand cottage and small-scale industries of the country.</p> <p>Minister Yadav focused on prioritizing and utilizing whatever is available and to use modern technologies for industrial development. He suggested skilled and educated youths not to hesitate to take up minor occupation. He claimed that the ministry is making plans for economic prosperity and encouraging private investment. “We will not compromise in maintaining good governance,” he claimed.</p> <p>Prime Minister KP Oli said cottage and small-scale industries is one of the major sectors creating investment and employment opportunities. He ensured that no one will be dying of hunger in the coming days.</p> <p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies highlighted the importance of promoting cottage and small-scale industries. She added that the government is aiming to establish product specific zones by bringing together scattered products and industries.</p> <p>The expo features 292 stalls of various entrepreneurs from all 77 districts of the nation. 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', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Yamaha organised Road Safety Awareness programe for the contestants of Miss Nepal 2018. Nepal Traffic Police and well-trained instructors of Yamaha instructed them about the major causes of accidents and precautionary measures to minimize them.</p> <p>On the occasion, the contestants also participated in Yamaha's social campaign to disseminate information about road safety measures and traffic rules to drivers and pedestrians at Tripureshwar, Thapathali, Jamal and Baneshwar. Besides this, they provided masks to the public to minimize the effects of air pollution.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7582', 'image' => '20180328015800_Yamaha 6.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7800', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TATA Nexon Announces Winners of Facebook Campaign', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'. ', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Tata Motors Nepal has announced five winners of its Facebook campaign, 'Tata Nexon Contest'. Under the campaign, each lucky winner succeed to win 5 tola gold.</p> <p>Suraj Niraula, Mahesh Bhatarai, Hari Khadka, Radha Krishna Pathak and Subodh Sapkota were declared the winners of the Facebook campaign for liking the page of TATA Nexon and writing NEXON in the middle their name.</p> <p>According to TATA Nexon, 618 people participated in the campaign in the last two months. The campaign was held between January to February 2018.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7581', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7799', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Huawei to Launch Y9 in Nepali Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali market.', 'content' => '<p>March 28: Chinese smartphone company Huawei is soon introducing new smartphone Y9 in the Nepali market. Issuing a press statement, the company said the new smartphone comes with 14-mega pixel and 2-megapixel dual real cameras.</p> <p> The company believes it will provide the best photography experience to the users.</p> <p>Likewise, the phone has got intelligent camera mode with beauty and portrait features, reads the statement. The company claimed that the phone has smart face reorganization technology, which is not available in any other mid-range phones at present in the market. The phone has 3GB RAM and 32 GB ROM and its memory can be expanded up to 256 GB. Likewise, the phone has 4000 mAh battery.</p> <p>According to the company, the pre-booking of the new model will be open till March 31.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-28', 'modified' => '2018-03-28', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7580', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-28 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7796', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Rs 13.33 billion T-bills to be auctioned today ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. ', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Nepal Rastra Bank is auctioning treasury bills worth Rs 13.33 billion on Monday, March 26. The Department of National Loan Management under Nepal Rastra Bank aims to raise internal debt for the government through the sale. The auction will sell treasury bills with maturity periods of 28, 91, 182 and 364 days. The department has already announced for submission of sealed bid application by 3 pm on March 26.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7579', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7795', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Bank Collaborates with Khalti Digital Wallet ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Bank and Khalti Digital Wallet have signed an agreement to commence mobile payment service for the customers.</p> <p>The bank's Deputy General Manager Rabin Nepal and General Manager of Khalti app, Manish Modi signed the agreement on the behalf of their respective organizations.</p> <p>As per the agreement, the bank's customers can pay through Khalti for buying various goods and services. Khali app also enables online payment of the bill of electricity, water, internet and DTH, film tickets, plane tickets, hotel room booking, and other services to the customers.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7578', 'image' => '20180326024314_sunrise_fb.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7797', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Water Transportation Service on Saptakoshi River', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Jet boat is all set to facilitate travelers and tourists to visit various places of Udayapur, Bhojpur and Dhankuta through river route of Saptakoshi from Chatara.</p> <p>Baraha Area Water Transportation and Tourism Service Company has started water transportation service with a new jet boat along the route of the river. The company believes the service can contribute in making Baraha area religious and tourism destination.</p> <p>With the investment of Rs 30 million, entrepreneurs of Chatara have started operating the jet from Monday, March 26, said the founding member of the company, Amit Bhagat. He added that the boat has capacity to carry 40 passengers. However, only 25 passengers will be allowed at present because the 240 kg capacity of the boat includes both passengers and goods.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7577', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7798', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Sunrise Electronics’ Showroom at Kumaripati', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur.', 'content' => '<p>March 26: Sunrise Electronics has opened a showroom at Kumaripati, Lalitpur. Household products of different brands including LG, CG, Godrej, and TCL are available under the same roof at the showroom, said Safakat Ali, operator of the showroom.</p> <p>According to Ali, the showroom has offered cash discount up to 40 percent and special prize in each purchase on the occasion of its inauguration. He added that the offer will be valid till April 2.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-26', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7576', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-26 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7794', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Energy Sector Suffers due to Lengthy Process in Granting License', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 26: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has expressed its concern that the government has not implemented the reforms in obtaining license despite announcing new procedures. They argued that although the government has shortened the process of obtaining license, it has not been practically implemented.</p> <p>IPPAN members expressed such views during a programme organized by the Society of Economic Journalist of Nepal (SEJON) on March 23 in the capital. As per the new provisions, the companies seeking to obtain license for generating electricity have to wait for 30 days for survey and an additional 120 days for power generation.</p> <p>According to Khadga Bahadur Bista, outgoing president of IPPAN, the government has not made it clear whether the time period includes public holidays or not. “As compare to the past, the permission process has been shortened. But the process still takes time as the authorities seek relevant documents,” he said.</p> <p>Similarly, policy-wise it is difficult to provide license to the projects unless they submit required documents, mentions Babu Raj Adhikari, spokesperson at the Department of Electricity Development. “There is no problem in giving permission for survey,” he said, adding, “But to grant permission for electricity generation, the companies must be registered and have obtained connection agreement from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), which takes time.”</p> <p>NEA works to connect the generated electricity from hydropower projects to the national grid. NEA signs connection agreement with the project only if it has plans to extend the national grid in the project area. Adhikari informed that the permission for construction of hydropower projects by private sector gets halted if the NEA does not have any plan to construct national grid in the project area.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-26', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7575', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7793', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'OPPO A71 (2018) hits the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018).', 'content' => '<p>March 25: OPPO has announced the latest addition to its A Series portfolio - OPPO A71 (2018). The A71 (2018) comes equipped with an upgraded AI Beauty Technology and a much powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. It also inherits core OPPO selfie technology on the front camera with a gorgeous slim metallic uni-body, which makes it a compelling choice for young consumers, the company said in a statement. The A71 (2018), a versatile product, is available in gold and black colours at a price of Rs 15,990 across country through offline stores.</p> <p>During the launch of the smartphone, Bobby Zhao, CEO of OPPO Nepal, said, “We have introduced another addition to A Series, A71 (2018) with the latest selfie technology and spectacular design in Nepal. We are really hopeful that we will be able to satisfy our customers' needs and demands through OPPO A71 (2018)."</p> <p>According to the company, the OPPO A71 (2018) is equipped with OPPO-specific AI Beauty function, which captures more than 200 facial features, makes face recognition more accurate and beauty retouching more exquisite.</p> <p>“At the same time, based on an image database and self-learning ability, the beauty function identifies different skin textures and tones, age and sex, and customizes the effects according to the characteristics of the users,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The company claimed that the A71 (2018) brings smoother processing speed and saves more power. Equipped with the latest Snapdragon 450 processor that contains eight 64-bit processing cores clocked at 1.8 GHz, it allows more apps to run at the same time whilst offering smoother app switching. The average speed of opening an app is 12.5 percent faster.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7574', 'image' => '20180325033335_oppo.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7792', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'CG Foods to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. ', 'content' => '<p><strong>March 25</strong>: CG Foods has agreed to sponsor Glocal Teen Hero 2018. Issuing a press statement, the company said that it signed an agreement with Glocal Pvt Ltd to give continuity to the WaiWai Glocal Teen Hero amidst a MoU signing function held in Kathmandu on March 22.</p> <p>Speaking at the program, GP Sah, CEO of CG Foods, a subsidiary of Chaudhary Group, said that they are glad to continue collaboration with the event in order to appreciate, recognize and support the teenagers who are contributing to bring out positive change with an impact.</p> <p>“We have now stepped up for third year of partnership. We take this as an opportunity to inform the general public that we are doing something from our part for social cause by supporting the teenagers,” said Sah.</p> <p>Asish Thakur, executive director at Glocal Pvt Ltd, shared that they are glad to be associated to a renowned brand like WaiWai to continue the legacy.</p> <p>Glocal Teen Hero is an initiation by Glocal Khabar (a concern of Glocal Pvt Ltd) to bring out the teenagers who are doing something from the shadows and create a ripple effect of motivation and impart a message that a lot can be done by anyone and also to appreciate and recognize the teenagers. It is a platform for teenagers to share their initiation, creativity and enthusiasm which will then motivate them and more of the other teenagers in the country to develop an entrepreneurial thinking, the statement further said.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7573', 'image' => '20180325032558_Picture (5).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7791', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Goldstar Boots for Nepal Ambulance Service', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: Kiran Shoes Manufacturer has handed over Goldstar Jungle Boot to the emergency medical technicians and the drivers of Nepal Ambulance Service.</p> <p>Vidushi Rana, the company's marketing and branding director, handed over 44 pairs of boots to the vice chairman of Nepal Ambulance Service, Ranjit Aacharya amid a function held on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>“This is a small effort from our side. In the future, we will further expand our cooperation,” said Rana.</p> <p>Goldstar said that the company decided to provide the boots to the ambulance drivers since they have to operate in difficult terrains across the nation and that the boots would come handy as it is especially designed to walk in slippery terrains.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7572', 'image' => '20180325030249_Pic-3.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7790', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Indian Embassy Organizes International Entrepreneurs’ Conclave', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with Clock b Business Innovation organised the international entrepreneurs’ conclave – ConnectIN on Saturday, March 24. The event was aimed at serving as an ideal platform for connecting the young entrepreneurial minds of India and Nepal.</p> <p>According to the organizers, the event is first-of-its-kind platform created for the entrepreneurs of both countries to come together and exchange innovative ideas. During the event, seven CEOs, and investors from India and eight from Nepal addressed more than 300 audiences.</p> <p>Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada said that the government is ready to work with startups to make them more innovative and effective.</p> <p>“The government is also working to build a better startup ecosystem in the country," added the chief guest.</p> <p>The speakers from India were Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO Rooms; Ashutosh Tyagi, executive vice president of Tata Capital Private Equity; Navin Surya, chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI); Ritu Marya, editor-in-chief at Entrepreneur Media; Kaushik Mukherjee, co-founder and MD of FAB BAG; Avelo Roy, MD of Kolkata Ventures and Yatin K Thakur, co-founder of StartUp India & Coworkin.</p> <p>From Nepal, the speakers were Siddhant Raj Pandey, chairman and CEO of Business Oxygen; Narottam Aryal, executive director of King’s College; Sushil Pokharel, CEO of Sushmit Group; Biswas Dhakal, president of F1Soft, FinTech; Subash Ghimire, editor of Republica; Semanta Dahal, advocate of Abhinawa Law Chambers; Sixit Bhatta, co-founder and CEO of Tootle, and Amit Agrawal, CEO of Janaki Technology.</p> <p>Five startup firms also pitched their business ideas in front of the investors during the event. The firms to pith business idea were Metro Tarkari, Furniture Hub, Kullabs, My Earth Eco Bags and FohorbataMohor. The five startups were shortlisted out of more than 100 applications received for pitching proposals.</p> <p>“The journey to finding potential startups for the team was not just about getting the right companies but it was more about spreading entrepreneurial vibes among youngsters,” said Binay Devkota, CEO of Clock B Business Innovations.</p> <p>The experts speaking at the program said that Nepal has immense opportunities for the startups to grow, but the lack of intellectual property rights is a major setback for the startup community to grow in the market.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7571', 'image' => '20180325025540_IMG-8372 (3).jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7789', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'IME Remit Announces New Year Scheme', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: IME Limited has announced new scheme targeting the upcoming New Year 2075. The company brought the 'Naya Barsa ko Bahar, IME Garda Upaharai Upahar' scheme for three months effective from March 15 to June 14. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through IME from abroad can get subscription of Dish Home in 'weekly lucky draw', smart phones in 'monthly lucky draw', and 42-inch LED as 'bumper prize’, the company said in a statement.</p> <p>The lucky draw will be based on software system and the result will be updated on the authorised web page of the company.</p> <p>Likewise Malaysia based Riya IME has also announced 'New Year Bonanza' scheme on the occasion of Nepali New Year 2075. The company said the scheme will be valid from March 20 to April 30. Under the scheme, the customers sending money through Riya IME of Malaysia will win smartphones fortnightly and 32-inch LED TV at the end of the month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7570', 'image' => '20180325022538_ime.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7788', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'TCL Smart TV Available in the Market', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. ', 'content' => '<p>March 25: TCL has introduced smart TV in the Nepali market. TCL TV can be operated through internet connection where users can also use Facebook and YouTube as well.</p> <p>Just like Google Play Store, IOS App Store of i-phone, TCL television has also its own app store. Through the app, customers can even download and use android-based games and social media through the smart TV.</p> <p>Beside this, customers can use the smart TV to watch the contents of their smart devices like mobile, tablet, laptop in large screen through Wireless Mirroring and Screen Mirroring systems. Important documents, film, music, songs, photos can also be saved in the internal memory of the television.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2018-03-25', 'modified' => '2018-03-25', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '7569', 'image' => '20180325020139_tcl.jpg', 'article_date' => '2018-03-25 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7786', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '29th National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo Kicks off ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'March 25: The 29th edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.', 'content' => '<p>March 25: The 29<sup>th</sup> edition of National Industrial Goods and Technology Expo has kicked off at the exhibition hall in Brikutimandap, Kathmandu on Friday, March 23.</p> <p>The five-day expo from March 23 to 27, was inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Oli. CNI President Hari Bhakta Sharma, NCC President Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Parasad Yadav and secretary Yam Kumari Khatiwada, Federation of Nepali Handicraft Association President Dharma Raj Shakya among others were present during the inauguration ceremony. The expo aims to promote, develop and expand cottage and small-scale industries of the country.</p> <p>Minister Yadav focused on prioritizing and utilizing whatever is available and to use modern technologies for industrial development. He suggested skilled and educated youths not to hesitate to take up minor occupation. He claimed that the ministry is making plans for economic prosperity and encouraging private investment. “We will not compromise in maintaining good governance,” he claimed.</p> <p>Prime Minister KP Oli said cottage and small-scale industries is one of the major sectors creating investment and employment opportunities. He ensured that no one will be dying of hunger in the coming days.</p> <p>Yam Kumari Khatiwada, secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies highlighted the importance of promoting cottage and small-scale industries. She added that the government is aiming to establish product specific zones by bringing together scattered products and industries.</p> <p>The expo features 292 stalls of various entrepreneurs from all 77 districts of the nation. 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Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25