December 11: Jitendra Arora has been appointed as the Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Nepal.…
December 11: Jitendra Arora has been appointed as the Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Nepal.…
December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January).…
December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega…
December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December…
December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers.…
December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha…
December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS)…
December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company.…
December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life…
December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged…
December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes.…
December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal…
December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public.…
December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started.…
December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3…
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', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Jitendra Arora has been appointed as the Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Nepal. The 361</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size:13px"> board meeting of the bank on Friday, December 8, took a decision to this effect. He took oath of office and secrecy in the presence of Nepal Rastra Bank’s Governor Chiranjivi Nepal. The newly-appointed Chairman Arora is currently also SCB’s regional head of commercial banking in ASEAN and South Asia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Arora is based in Singapore and has been leading the business management of commercial banking of SCB in countries including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Nepal. He has been in the banking sector since 2001 and he had completed his Masters Degree in finance from the Institute of Management Technology, India. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6880', 'image' => '20171211015656_standard chartered.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'City Center to organise ‘Winter Fest’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). The Kamalpokhari-based commercial mall made such announcement by organising a press conference in the capital on Sunday, December 10.</span></p> <p>City Center said that the Winter Fest will feature musical events by Fusion Mantra, Rohit John Chhetri, Adrian Pradhan among other artists on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.</p> <p>Special attraction for children include shopping-mall Santa and cartoon characters, informed the officials of the mall. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6879', 'image' => '20171211013958_CITY MAll.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khunjeli appointed acting CEO of Mega Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank. A meeting of the board of directors of the bank on November 27 decided to appoint her to the post effective from December 9. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6878', 'image' => '20171211012535_Mega bank acting CEO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7096', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Wataniya Airways begins KTM- Kuwait flights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.</span></p> <p>With the beginning of this service, Wataniya Airways claimed that is has become the first airlines to provide direct service from Kuwait to Nepal.</p> <p>“This service has been started firstly looking forward to connect Kuwaiti people to Nepal for tourism and secondly provide hassle free service to Nepali workers travelling to Kuwait at affordable fares,” reads a statement issued by the airlines company.</p> <p>The company has kept the starting fare to Kuwait at NRs 23,000.</p> <p>Wataniya Airways with its three A-320 aircrafts currently flies to 11 destinations across the world with a very good connection from Kathmandu to Doha/Bahrain/Baku and many more destinations, according to the company.</p> <p>“We expect this will help Nepal Tourism and Nepali people in a good way. We are sure, it is going to help create more job opportunities for Nepalis in Kuwait,” said Rupesh Jha, Kathmandu’s station manager of Wataniya Airways. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6877', 'image' => '20171210045305_4641.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7095', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ford Opens New Showroom', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. Ford India’s Vice President LaxmiRam Kumar and GO Ford’s Managing Director Akash Golchha jointly inaugurated the showroom amid a function on Friday, December 8. The showroom is spread across 1,200 square feet. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6876', 'image' => '20171210040041_20171208132508__MG_0146.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7094', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bailey-bridge Construction at Gaighat-Diktel Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.</span></p> <p>According to Kamal Prasad Yadav, engineer at Diktel Road Planning Office, they plan to finish the construction and operate the bridge by mid-December.</p> <p>Transportation from Gaighat to Khotang was earlier blocked after the bridge at Foksinta, Udayapur, where the current construction is taking place, was removed in fear of being swept by the heavy rainfall-induced flood last June. At present, locals are compelled to cross the section through the nearby suspension bridge.</p> <p>The total cost for construction of the bridge is Rs 7.4 million and will be 50 meter in length and 5 meter in width, said the proprietor of Udayapur-based Sagarmatha Construction Company, Prem Raj Karki. He informed that the construction will be completed within one month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6875', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7093', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank to Provide Loan of Rs Eight Billion for Livestock Farming', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.</span></p> <p>According to World Bank, the loan will help in developing livestock for sustained agriculture growth and economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving food and security, which are major objectives of the ADS.</p> <p>In a press release dated December 7, the World Bank stated that the financial loan will directly benefit 200,000 livestock farmers from 271 municipalities, at least 45 percent of them being women. The loan will also benefit around 500 small and medium-sized agro-enterprises from production and post-production value chains, shared World Bank in its press release.</p> <p>Though 70 percent of the population engaged in agriculture keeps livestock, Nepal imports livestock and livestock products amounting to US$ 40 million to meet the country’s demand, shared World Bank.</p> <p>The project will mainly help to create strong regulatory institutional environment for livestock farming, enhance productivity and strengthen key strategic livestock value chains and access to business services. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6874', 'image' => '20171210033615_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7092', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Lila Mani Neupane appointed CEO of Shree Investment and Finance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. A recent meeting of the board of directors (BoD) decided the appointment effective from December 6. A press statement issued by the company says that he has been appointed for a four-year term. Neupane replaced Sashi Raj Pandey, who will now serve as a BoD member only.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6873', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7091', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'MetLife Launches New Global Brand Platform Driven by Customer Insights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”. Issuing a press statement, the company claimed that the brand brings to life MetLife’s role as a trusted partner to its customers as they navigate life’s twists and turns and includes an updated visual identity, logo and tagline.</span></p> <p>“This will mark the most significant change to the MetLife global brand in over 30 years,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The 150 year-old company said it is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how to conduct business following a research conducted by MetLife among more than 50,000 customers worldwide that suggested consumers are overwhelmed with the pace of change and are looking for a trusted partner to help them navigate these changes.</p> <p>“As a 150 year-old company, MetLife is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how we do business and the role we play in our customers’ lives. We are moving away from a traditional product-development model to one driven by customer insights,” stated Md Nurul Islam, chairman of MetLife Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.</p> <p>“In Nepal, we are already investing in gathering and analyzing customer insights to develop simple insurance and protection solutions that meet our customers’ needs. As part of this, we are evolving our brand to express our role – our noble purpose – to be the trusted partner to help our customers navigate their changing worlds,” said Nirmal Kajee Shrestha, vice president and general manager, MetLife Nepal.</p> <p> To remove the complexities traditionally associated with insurance, MetLife said it is making substantial changes to its customer experiences. The MetLife brand refresh will ultimately impact all customer touch-points from the website to customer service to its sales process to ensure a more focused, simplified interaction, the statement said.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6872', 'image' => '20171210014915_MetLife_Eng_Logo_Tagline.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7090', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Standard Chartered Organizes Fundraiser Walkathon', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.</span></p> <p>In its press statement, the bank said the funds raised from this event will go towards the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative through which eye care services are being continued. The bank said it had previously provided financial support of USD one million to Biratnagar Eye Hospital for project expansion and extended an additional financial support of USD one million to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology for funding their major expansion project covering Bhaktapur and Nuwakot districts, both under the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative.</p> <p>Saturday’s event started from the bank’s head office at Naya Baneshwar and ended at the branch office in Lazimpat and was attended by about 400 people from bank’s staff, clients, partner organizations including Maiti Nepal and various other stakeholders.</p> <p>Tara Management Pvt. Ltd. was the main sponsor of the walkathon event while National Insurance Company Ltd. and Viswakarma Cement were its co-sponsors. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6871', 'image' => '20171210011732_Standard-Chartered-Bank-LOGO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7089', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourism Entrepreneurs Explore New Routes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. The new routes are being explored in Kaski, Myagdi, Mustang, Lamjung and Manang of the conservation area.</span></p> <p>In the quest for new routes, Pokhara tourism entrepreneurs are preparing to operate Round Fewa while hotel entrepreneurs in Manang and Lamjung have led the construction of Beshisahar-Khudi trail.</p> <p>According to Purna Bahadur Gurung, secretary of Alternative Route Construction Committee, Manang and Lamjung-based entrepreneurs have initiated an alternative route from Beshisahar to Khudi. Gurung said that new alternative route was developed as the existing trails in Annapurna route was shortened by the construction of motorways while vehicular movement posed numerous challenges to trekkers.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Kaski tourism entrepreneurs said that Round Fewa is expected to extend the length of trekking days, which is cut back by construction of motorways in one of the world's best trekking routes that include Annapurna Base Camp, Machhapuchhre Model Trek, Mardi Himal Model Trek and Poonhill</p> <p>Dipak Raj Adhikari, Chairperson of Western Regional Trekking Agency Association of Nepal, Pokhara explained that Fewa Round is under final stage of preparation. In six days of trekking, Fewa Round will begin from Pokhara’s Dam side and incorporates World Peace Stupa, Kalabhang Ghaderi Homestay, Panchase, Kaskikot and Sarangkot along the trail.</p> <p>Adhikari further added that they are planning out further trekking routes that include Machhapuchre Model Trek, Eco-century Trek Parbat Eco Trek and Kapuche Trek to make the trekking experience lengthy and exciting.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6870', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7088', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Petroleum Import Rises Drastically', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Birgunj Customs Office data reveal a 33 percent increase in import of petroleum products in terms of monetary value. Interestingly, the price of petroleum products has decreased this year as compared to the last FY.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Petroleum products amounting to Rs. 18.65 billion was imported from Birgunj in the first four months of this FY, informed the Birgunj Custom chief Sewantak Pokharel, Last year, Rs. 14.3 billion was spent in importing petroleum products in the corresponding period.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the customs office, there has been an increase, particularly, in import of diesel and cooking gas. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6869', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7087', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voter turnout 67 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. ', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. Election Commission’s (EC) preliminary assessment affirms that the voter turnout for the December 7 polls was 67 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the commission, only 67 percent of the total 12,235,000 registered voters exercised their voting rights in 45 districts during the second phase election. The EC said that the voter turnout might go up as they are yet to receive reports from few places. The voter turnout in the first phase of the election, held on November 26, was 65 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Gulmi witnessed the highest number of voter turnout with 71 percent voters casting their ballots, EC informed. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Voting was withheld in two polling centers of Arghakhanchi districts due to some disturbances. Election in two polling centers at Mathura Lower Secondary School in Sandhikharka Municipality-5 was postponed after political parties vandalized ballot boxes accusing ballot papers lacking election officer’s signature. Re-election will be held in the two centers within a few days, said the EC.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">During a post-election press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav asserted that Nepalese people’s enthusiastic participation in the elections displays their determination to execute the new constitution, institutionalize federal democratic republic setup and maintain political stability in the country.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt"> </span></strong></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6868', 'image' => '20171208035442__DSC0892.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7086', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Left alliance leads vote counting, Secures three seats so far', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. The counting for the first phase of election held in 32 hill and mountain districts started from 5 pm Thursday while the second phase of election held in 45 districts began from Friday morning.</span></p> <p>Preliminary results show that the left alliance is leading the poll race. So far, CPN-UML has secured two provincial seats while CPN (Maoist Center) has secured one. UML candidates secured victories in Manang and Mustang districts. In Manang, UML’s Prem Prasad Tulachan garnered 3,544 votes beating his nearest rival Romi Gauchan Thakali of Nepali Congress (NC), the 2013 Constituent Assembly election winner, by 263 votes.</p> <p>Likewise, UML’s Palden Choppang Gurung has defeated former minister and NC candidate Tek Bahadur Gurung by 289 votes in Mustang. Palden Gurung had garnered 2,300 votes.</p> <p>In Rukum (east), Maoist candidates have already won a seat in federal and provincial assembly. Maoist Center candidate Kamala Roka defeated Hari Shankar Gharti by a wide margin of 6,028 votes to secure a seat in the federal parliament. Roka received 10,434 votes.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6867', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7085', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways bags IATA’s Certification', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">‎December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification. Issuing a press statement, Qatar Airways said that the certification was awarded for its technological standards in providing information about airfares, travel product information and other services to customers, travel agents and third parties.</span></p> <p>Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer Ehab Amin said, “As a global business with a global presence, we want to make it easier for customers to access our growing global network and range of products and services. As choices become more complex, we have to provide ways to access them more simply. That is what NDC is all about for Qatar Airways: improving the experience for our passengers.”</p> <p>The certification is a significant achievement for Qatar Airways becoming the first airline in the African and Middle East region and second globally to implement the latest version of the standard. “It shows that the airline is committed to improving the experience for its passengers at every part of their journey, both on the ground and in the air,” reads the statement.</p> <p>Qatar Airways was voted Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ by travellers from around the world earlier this year. Qatar’s national flag carrier also won a raft of other major awards at this year’s ceremony, including ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.'</p> <p>Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft to a network of more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6866', 'image' => '20171208013102_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Jitendra Arora has been appointed as the Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Nepal. The 361</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size:13px"> board meeting of the bank on Friday, December 8, took a decision to this effect. He took oath of office and secrecy in the presence of Nepal Rastra Bank’s Governor Chiranjivi Nepal. The newly-appointed Chairman Arora is currently also SCB’s regional head of commercial banking in ASEAN and South Asia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Arora is based in Singapore and has been leading the business management of commercial banking of SCB in countries including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Nepal. He has been in the banking sector since 2001 and he had completed his Masters Degree in finance from the Institute of Management Technology, India. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6880', 'image' => '20171211015656_standard chartered.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'City Center to organise ‘Winter Fest’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). The Kamalpokhari-based commercial mall made such announcement by organising a press conference in the capital on Sunday, December 10.</span></p> <p>City Center said that the Winter Fest will feature musical events by Fusion Mantra, Rohit John Chhetri, Adrian Pradhan among other artists on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.</p> <p>Special attraction for children include shopping-mall Santa and cartoon characters, informed the officials of the mall. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6879', 'image' => '20171211013958_CITY MAll.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khunjeli appointed acting CEO of Mega Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank. A meeting of the board of directors of the bank on November 27 decided to appoint her to the post effective from December 9. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6878', 'image' => '20171211012535_Mega bank acting CEO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7096', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Wataniya Airways begins KTM- Kuwait flights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.</span></p> <p>With the beginning of this service, Wataniya Airways claimed that is has become the first airlines to provide direct service from Kuwait to Nepal.</p> <p>“This service has been started firstly looking forward to connect Kuwaiti people to Nepal for tourism and secondly provide hassle free service to Nepali workers travelling to Kuwait at affordable fares,” reads a statement issued by the airlines company.</p> <p>The company has kept the starting fare to Kuwait at NRs 23,000.</p> <p>Wataniya Airways with its three A-320 aircrafts currently flies to 11 destinations across the world with a very good connection from Kathmandu to Doha/Bahrain/Baku and many more destinations, according to the company.</p> <p>“We expect this will help Nepal Tourism and Nepali people in a good way. We are sure, it is going to help create more job opportunities for Nepalis in Kuwait,” said Rupesh Jha, Kathmandu’s station manager of Wataniya Airways. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6877', 'image' => '20171210045305_4641.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7095', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ford Opens New Showroom', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. Ford India’s Vice President LaxmiRam Kumar and GO Ford’s Managing Director Akash Golchha jointly inaugurated the showroom amid a function on Friday, December 8. The showroom is spread across 1,200 square feet. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6876', 'image' => '20171210040041_20171208132508__MG_0146.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7094', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bailey-bridge Construction at Gaighat-Diktel Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.</span></p> <p>According to Kamal Prasad Yadav, engineer at Diktel Road Planning Office, they plan to finish the construction and operate the bridge by mid-December.</p> <p>Transportation from Gaighat to Khotang was earlier blocked after the bridge at Foksinta, Udayapur, where the current construction is taking place, was removed in fear of being swept by the heavy rainfall-induced flood last June. At present, locals are compelled to cross the section through the nearby suspension bridge.</p> <p>The total cost for construction of the bridge is Rs 7.4 million and will be 50 meter in length and 5 meter in width, said the proprietor of Udayapur-based Sagarmatha Construction Company, Prem Raj Karki. He informed that the construction will be completed within one month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6875', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7093', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank to Provide Loan of Rs Eight Billion for Livestock Farming', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.</span></p> <p>According to World Bank, the loan will help in developing livestock for sustained agriculture growth and economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving food and security, which are major objectives of the ADS.</p> <p>In a press release dated December 7, the World Bank stated that the financial loan will directly benefit 200,000 livestock farmers from 271 municipalities, at least 45 percent of them being women. The loan will also benefit around 500 small and medium-sized agro-enterprises from production and post-production value chains, shared World Bank in its press release.</p> <p>Though 70 percent of the population engaged in agriculture keeps livestock, Nepal imports livestock and livestock products amounting to US$ 40 million to meet the country’s demand, shared World Bank.</p> <p>The project will mainly help to create strong regulatory institutional environment for livestock farming, enhance productivity and strengthen key strategic livestock value chains and access to business services. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6874', 'image' => '20171210033615_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7092', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Lila Mani Neupane appointed CEO of Shree Investment and Finance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. A recent meeting of the board of directors (BoD) decided the appointment effective from December 6. A press statement issued by the company says that he has been appointed for a four-year term. Neupane replaced Sashi Raj Pandey, who will now serve as a BoD member only.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6873', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7091', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'MetLife Launches New Global Brand Platform Driven by Customer Insights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”. Issuing a press statement, the company claimed that the brand brings to life MetLife’s role as a trusted partner to its customers as they navigate life’s twists and turns and includes an updated visual identity, logo and tagline.</span></p> <p>“This will mark the most significant change to the MetLife global brand in over 30 years,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The 150 year-old company said it is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how to conduct business following a research conducted by MetLife among more than 50,000 customers worldwide that suggested consumers are overwhelmed with the pace of change and are looking for a trusted partner to help them navigate these changes.</p> <p>“As a 150 year-old company, MetLife is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how we do business and the role we play in our customers’ lives. We are moving away from a traditional product-development model to one driven by customer insights,” stated Md Nurul Islam, chairman of MetLife Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.</p> <p>“In Nepal, we are already investing in gathering and analyzing customer insights to develop simple insurance and protection solutions that meet our customers’ needs. As part of this, we are evolving our brand to express our role – our noble purpose – to be the trusted partner to help our customers navigate their changing worlds,” said Nirmal Kajee Shrestha, vice president and general manager, MetLife Nepal.</p> <p> To remove the complexities traditionally associated with insurance, MetLife said it is making substantial changes to its customer experiences. The MetLife brand refresh will ultimately impact all customer touch-points from the website to customer service to its sales process to ensure a more focused, simplified interaction, the statement said.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6872', 'image' => '20171210014915_MetLife_Eng_Logo_Tagline.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7090', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Standard Chartered Organizes Fundraiser Walkathon', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.</span></p> <p>In its press statement, the bank said the funds raised from this event will go towards the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative through which eye care services are being continued. The bank said it had previously provided financial support of USD one million to Biratnagar Eye Hospital for project expansion and extended an additional financial support of USD one million to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology for funding their major expansion project covering Bhaktapur and Nuwakot districts, both under the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative.</p> <p>Saturday’s event started from the bank’s head office at Naya Baneshwar and ended at the branch office in Lazimpat and was attended by about 400 people from bank’s staff, clients, partner organizations including Maiti Nepal and various other stakeholders.</p> <p>Tara Management Pvt. Ltd. was the main sponsor of the walkathon event while National Insurance Company Ltd. and Viswakarma Cement were its co-sponsors. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6871', 'image' => '20171210011732_Standard-Chartered-Bank-LOGO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7089', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourism Entrepreneurs Explore New Routes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. The new routes are being explored in Kaski, Myagdi, Mustang, Lamjung and Manang of the conservation area.</span></p> <p>In the quest for new routes, Pokhara tourism entrepreneurs are preparing to operate Round Fewa while hotel entrepreneurs in Manang and Lamjung have led the construction of Beshisahar-Khudi trail.</p> <p>According to Purna Bahadur Gurung, secretary of Alternative Route Construction Committee, Manang and Lamjung-based entrepreneurs have initiated an alternative route from Beshisahar to Khudi. Gurung said that new alternative route was developed as the existing trails in Annapurna route was shortened by the construction of motorways while vehicular movement posed numerous challenges to trekkers.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Kaski tourism entrepreneurs said that Round Fewa is expected to extend the length of trekking days, which is cut back by construction of motorways in one of the world's best trekking routes that include Annapurna Base Camp, Machhapuchhre Model Trek, Mardi Himal Model Trek and Poonhill</p> <p>Dipak Raj Adhikari, Chairperson of Western Regional Trekking Agency Association of Nepal, Pokhara explained that Fewa Round is under final stage of preparation. In six days of trekking, Fewa Round will begin from Pokhara’s Dam side and incorporates World Peace Stupa, Kalabhang Ghaderi Homestay, Panchase, Kaskikot and Sarangkot along the trail.</p> <p>Adhikari further added that they are planning out further trekking routes that include Machhapuchre Model Trek, Eco-century Trek Parbat Eco Trek and Kapuche Trek to make the trekking experience lengthy and exciting.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6870', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7088', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Petroleum Import Rises Drastically', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Birgunj Customs Office data reveal a 33 percent increase in import of petroleum products in terms of monetary value. Interestingly, the price of petroleum products has decreased this year as compared to the last FY.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Petroleum products amounting to Rs. 18.65 billion was imported from Birgunj in the first four months of this FY, informed the Birgunj Custom chief Sewantak Pokharel, Last year, Rs. 14.3 billion was spent in importing petroleum products in the corresponding period.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the customs office, there has been an increase, particularly, in import of diesel and cooking gas. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6869', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7087', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voter turnout 67 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. ', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. Election Commission’s (EC) preliminary assessment affirms that the voter turnout for the December 7 polls was 67 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the commission, only 67 percent of the total 12,235,000 registered voters exercised their voting rights in 45 districts during the second phase election. The EC said that the voter turnout might go up as they are yet to receive reports from few places. The voter turnout in the first phase of the election, held on November 26, was 65 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Gulmi witnessed the highest number of voter turnout with 71 percent voters casting their ballots, EC informed. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Voting was withheld in two polling centers of Arghakhanchi districts due to some disturbances. Election in two polling centers at Mathura Lower Secondary School in Sandhikharka Municipality-5 was postponed after political parties vandalized ballot boxes accusing ballot papers lacking election officer’s signature. Re-election will be held in the two centers within a few days, said the EC.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">During a post-election press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav asserted that Nepalese people’s enthusiastic participation in the elections displays their determination to execute the new constitution, institutionalize federal democratic republic setup and maintain political stability in the country.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt"> </span></strong></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6868', 'image' => '20171208035442__DSC0892.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7086', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Left alliance leads vote counting, Secures three seats so far', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. The counting for the first phase of election held in 32 hill and mountain districts started from 5 pm Thursday while the second phase of election held in 45 districts began from Friday morning.</span></p> <p>Preliminary results show that the left alliance is leading the poll race. So far, CPN-UML has secured two provincial seats while CPN (Maoist Center) has secured one. UML candidates secured victories in Manang and Mustang districts. In Manang, UML’s Prem Prasad Tulachan garnered 3,544 votes beating his nearest rival Romi Gauchan Thakali of Nepali Congress (NC), the 2013 Constituent Assembly election winner, by 263 votes.</p> <p>Likewise, UML’s Palden Choppang Gurung has defeated former minister and NC candidate Tek Bahadur Gurung by 289 votes in Mustang. Palden Gurung had garnered 2,300 votes.</p> <p>In Rukum (east), Maoist candidates have already won a seat in federal and provincial assembly. Maoist Center candidate Kamala Roka defeated Hari Shankar Gharti by a wide margin of 6,028 votes to secure a seat in the federal parliament. Roka received 10,434 votes.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6867', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7085', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways bags IATA’s Certification', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">‎December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification. Issuing a press statement, Qatar Airways said that the certification was awarded for its technological standards in providing information about airfares, travel product information and other services to customers, travel agents and third parties.</span></p> <p>Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer Ehab Amin said, “As a global business with a global presence, we want to make it easier for customers to access our growing global network and range of products and services. As choices become more complex, we have to provide ways to access them more simply. That is what NDC is all about for Qatar Airways: improving the experience for our passengers.”</p> <p>The certification is a significant achievement for Qatar Airways becoming the first airline in the African and Middle East region and second globally to implement the latest version of the standard. “It shows that the airline is committed to improving the experience for its passengers at every part of their journey, both on the ground and in the air,” reads the statement.</p> <p>Qatar Airways was voted Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ by travellers from around the world earlier this year. Qatar’s national flag carrier also won a raft of other major awards at this year’s ceremony, including ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.'</p> <p>Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft to a network of more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6866', 'image' => '20171208013102_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Jitendra Arora has been appointed as the Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Nepal. The 361</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size:13px"> board meeting of the bank on Friday, December 8, took a decision to this effect. He took oath of office and secrecy in the presence of Nepal Rastra Bank’s Governor Chiranjivi Nepal. The newly-appointed Chairman Arora is currently also SCB’s regional head of commercial banking in ASEAN and South Asia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Arora is based in Singapore and has been leading the business management of commercial banking of SCB in countries including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Nepal. He has been in the banking sector since 2001 and he had completed his Masters Degree in finance from the Institute of Management Technology, India. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6880', 'image' => '20171211015656_standard chartered.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'City Center to organise ‘Winter Fest’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). The Kamalpokhari-based commercial mall made such announcement by organising a press conference in the capital on Sunday, December 10.</span></p> <p>City Center said that the Winter Fest will feature musical events by Fusion Mantra, Rohit John Chhetri, Adrian Pradhan among other artists on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.</p> <p>Special attraction for children include shopping-mall Santa and cartoon characters, informed the officials of the mall. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6879', 'image' => '20171211013958_CITY MAll.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khunjeli appointed acting CEO of Mega Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank. A meeting of the board of directors of the bank on November 27 decided to appoint her to the post effective from December 9. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6878', 'image' => '20171211012535_Mega bank acting CEO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7096', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Wataniya Airways begins KTM- Kuwait flights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.</span></p> <p>With the beginning of this service, Wataniya Airways claimed that is has become the first airlines to provide direct service from Kuwait to Nepal.</p> <p>“This service has been started firstly looking forward to connect Kuwaiti people to Nepal for tourism and secondly provide hassle free service to Nepali workers travelling to Kuwait at affordable fares,” reads a statement issued by the airlines company.</p> <p>The company has kept the starting fare to Kuwait at NRs 23,000.</p> <p>Wataniya Airways with its three A-320 aircrafts currently flies to 11 destinations across the world with a very good connection from Kathmandu to Doha/Bahrain/Baku and many more destinations, according to the company.</p> <p>“We expect this will help Nepal Tourism and Nepali people in a good way. We are sure, it is going to help create more job opportunities for Nepalis in Kuwait,” said Rupesh Jha, Kathmandu’s station manager of Wataniya Airways. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6877', 'image' => '20171210045305_4641.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7095', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ford Opens New Showroom', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. Ford India’s Vice President LaxmiRam Kumar and GO Ford’s Managing Director Akash Golchha jointly inaugurated the showroom amid a function on Friday, December 8. The showroom is spread across 1,200 square feet. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6876', 'image' => '20171210040041_20171208132508__MG_0146.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7094', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bailey-bridge Construction at Gaighat-Diktel Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.</span></p> <p>According to Kamal Prasad Yadav, engineer at Diktel Road Planning Office, they plan to finish the construction and operate the bridge by mid-December.</p> <p>Transportation from Gaighat to Khotang was earlier blocked after the bridge at Foksinta, Udayapur, where the current construction is taking place, was removed in fear of being swept by the heavy rainfall-induced flood last June. At present, locals are compelled to cross the section through the nearby suspension bridge.</p> <p>The total cost for construction of the bridge is Rs 7.4 million and will be 50 meter in length and 5 meter in width, said the proprietor of Udayapur-based Sagarmatha Construction Company, Prem Raj Karki. He informed that the construction will be completed within one month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6875', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7093', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank to Provide Loan of Rs Eight Billion for Livestock Farming', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.</span></p> <p>According to World Bank, the loan will help in developing livestock for sustained agriculture growth and economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving food and security, which are major objectives of the ADS.</p> <p>In a press release dated December 7, the World Bank stated that the financial loan will directly benefit 200,000 livestock farmers from 271 municipalities, at least 45 percent of them being women. The loan will also benefit around 500 small and medium-sized agro-enterprises from production and post-production value chains, shared World Bank in its press release.</p> <p>Though 70 percent of the population engaged in agriculture keeps livestock, Nepal imports livestock and livestock products amounting to US$ 40 million to meet the country’s demand, shared World Bank.</p> <p>The project will mainly help to create strong regulatory institutional environment for livestock farming, enhance productivity and strengthen key strategic livestock value chains and access to business services. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6874', 'image' => '20171210033615_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7092', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Lila Mani Neupane appointed CEO of Shree Investment and Finance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. A recent meeting of the board of directors (BoD) decided the appointment effective from December 6. A press statement issued by the company says that he has been appointed for a four-year term. Neupane replaced Sashi Raj Pandey, who will now serve as a BoD member only.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6873', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7091', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'MetLife Launches New Global Brand Platform Driven by Customer Insights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”. Issuing a press statement, the company claimed that the brand brings to life MetLife’s role as a trusted partner to its customers as they navigate life’s twists and turns and includes an updated visual identity, logo and tagline.</span></p> <p>“This will mark the most significant change to the MetLife global brand in over 30 years,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The 150 year-old company said it is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how to conduct business following a research conducted by MetLife among more than 50,000 customers worldwide that suggested consumers are overwhelmed with the pace of change and are looking for a trusted partner to help them navigate these changes.</p> <p>“As a 150 year-old company, MetLife is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how we do business and the role we play in our customers’ lives. We are moving away from a traditional product-development model to one driven by customer insights,” stated Md Nurul Islam, chairman of MetLife Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.</p> <p>“In Nepal, we are already investing in gathering and analyzing customer insights to develop simple insurance and protection solutions that meet our customers’ needs. As part of this, we are evolving our brand to express our role – our noble purpose – to be the trusted partner to help our customers navigate their changing worlds,” said Nirmal Kajee Shrestha, vice president and general manager, MetLife Nepal.</p> <p> To remove the complexities traditionally associated with insurance, MetLife said it is making substantial changes to its customer experiences. The MetLife brand refresh will ultimately impact all customer touch-points from the website to customer service to its sales process to ensure a more focused, simplified interaction, the statement said.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6872', 'image' => '20171210014915_MetLife_Eng_Logo_Tagline.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7090', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Standard Chartered Organizes Fundraiser Walkathon', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.</span></p> <p>In its press statement, the bank said the funds raised from this event will go towards the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative through which eye care services are being continued. The bank said it had previously provided financial support of USD one million to Biratnagar Eye Hospital for project expansion and extended an additional financial support of USD one million to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology for funding their major expansion project covering Bhaktapur and Nuwakot districts, both under the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative.</p> <p>Saturday’s event started from the bank’s head office at Naya Baneshwar and ended at the branch office in Lazimpat and was attended by about 400 people from bank’s staff, clients, partner organizations including Maiti Nepal and various other stakeholders.</p> <p>Tara Management Pvt. Ltd. was the main sponsor of the walkathon event while National Insurance Company Ltd. and Viswakarma Cement were its co-sponsors. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6871', 'image' => '20171210011732_Standard-Chartered-Bank-LOGO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7089', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourism Entrepreneurs Explore New Routes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. The new routes are being explored in Kaski, Myagdi, Mustang, Lamjung and Manang of the conservation area.</span></p> <p>In the quest for new routes, Pokhara tourism entrepreneurs are preparing to operate Round Fewa while hotel entrepreneurs in Manang and Lamjung have led the construction of Beshisahar-Khudi trail.</p> <p>According to Purna Bahadur Gurung, secretary of Alternative Route Construction Committee, Manang and Lamjung-based entrepreneurs have initiated an alternative route from Beshisahar to Khudi. Gurung said that new alternative route was developed as the existing trails in Annapurna route was shortened by the construction of motorways while vehicular movement posed numerous challenges to trekkers.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Kaski tourism entrepreneurs said that Round Fewa is expected to extend the length of trekking days, which is cut back by construction of motorways in one of the world's best trekking routes that include Annapurna Base Camp, Machhapuchhre Model Trek, Mardi Himal Model Trek and Poonhill</p> <p>Dipak Raj Adhikari, Chairperson of Western Regional Trekking Agency Association of Nepal, Pokhara explained that Fewa Round is under final stage of preparation. In six days of trekking, Fewa Round will begin from Pokhara’s Dam side and incorporates World Peace Stupa, Kalabhang Ghaderi Homestay, Panchase, Kaskikot and Sarangkot along the trail.</p> <p>Adhikari further added that they are planning out further trekking routes that include Machhapuchre Model Trek, Eco-century Trek Parbat Eco Trek and Kapuche Trek to make the trekking experience lengthy and exciting.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6870', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7088', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Petroleum Import Rises Drastically', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Birgunj Customs Office data reveal a 33 percent increase in import of petroleum products in terms of monetary value. Interestingly, the price of petroleum products has decreased this year as compared to the last FY.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Petroleum products amounting to Rs. 18.65 billion was imported from Birgunj in the first four months of this FY, informed the Birgunj Custom chief Sewantak Pokharel, Last year, Rs. 14.3 billion was spent in importing petroleum products in the corresponding period.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the customs office, there has been an increase, particularly, in import of diesel and cooking gas. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6869', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7087', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voter turnout 67 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. ', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. Election Commission’s (EC) preliminary assessment affirms that the voter turnout for the December 7 polls was 67 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the commission, only 67 percent of the total 12,235,000 registered voters exercised their voting rights in 45 districts during the second phase election. The EC said that the voter turnout might go up as they are yet to receive reports from few places. The voter turnout in the first phase of the election, held on November 26, was 65 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Gulmi witnessed the highest number of voter turnout with 71 percent voters casting their ballots, EC informed. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Voting was withheld in two polling centers of Arghakhanchi districts due to some disturbances. Election in two polling centers at Mathura Lower Secondary School in Sandhikharka Municipality-5 was postponed after political parties vandalized ballot boxes accusing ballot papers lacking election officer’s signature. Re-election will be held in the two centers within a few days, said the EC.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">During a post-election press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav asserted that Nepalese people’s enthusiastic participation in the elections displays their determination to execute the new constitution, institutionalize federal democratic republic setup and maintain political stability in the country.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt"> </span></strong></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6868', 'image' => '20171208035442__DSC0892.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7086', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Left alliance leads vote counting, Secures three seats so far', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. The counting for the first phase of election held in 32 hill and mountain districts started from 5 pm Thursday while the second phase of election held in 45 districts began from Friday morning.</span></p> <p>Preliminary results show that the left alliance is leading the poll race. So far, CPN-UML has secured two provincial seats while CPN (Maoist Center) has secured one. UML candidates secured victories in Manang and Mustang districts. In Manang, UML’s Prem Prasad Tulachan garnered 3,544 votes beating his nearest rival Romi Gauchan Thakali of Nepali Congress (NC), the 2013 Constituent Assembly election winner, by 263 votes.</p> <p>Likewise, UML’s Palden Choppang Gurung has defeated former minister and NC candidate Tek Bahadur Gurung by 289 votes in Mustang. Palden Gurung had garnered 2,300 votes.</p> <p>In Rukum (east), Maoist candidates have already won a seat in federal and provincial assembly. Maoist Center candidate Kamala Roka defeated Hari Shankar Gharti by a wide margin of 6,028 votes to secure a seat in the federal parliament. Roka received 10,434 votes.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6867', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7085', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways bags IATA’s Certification', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">‎December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification. Issuing a press statement, Qatar Airways said that the certification was awarded for its technological standards in providing information about airfares, travel product information and other services to customers, travel agents and third parties.</span></p> <p>Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer Ehab Amin said, “As a global business with a global presence, we want to make it easier for customers to access our growing global network and range of products and services. As choices become more complex, we have to provide ways to access them more simply. That is what NDC is all about for Qatar Airways: improving the experience for our passengers.”</p> <p>The certification is a significant achievement for Qatar Airways becoming the first airline in the African and Middle East region and second globally to implement the latest version of the standard. “It shows that the airline is committed to improving the experience for its passengers at every part of their journey, both on the ground and in the air,” reads the statement.</p> <p>Qatar Airways was voted Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ by travellers from around the world earlier this year. Qatar’s national flag carrier also won a raft of other major awards at this year’s ceremony, including ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.'</p> <p>Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft to a network of more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6866', 'image' => '20171208013102_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Jitendra Arora has been appointed as the Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Nepal. The 361</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size:13px"> board meeting of the bank on Friday, December 8, took a decision to this effect. He took oath of office and secrecy in the presence of Nepal Rastra Bank’s Governor Chiranjivi Nepal. The newly-appointed Chairman Arora is currently also SCB’s regional head of commercial banking in ASEAN and South Asia.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Arora is based in Singapore and has been leading the business management of commercial banking of SCB in countries including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Nepal. He has been in the banking sector since 2001 and he had completed his Masters Degree in finance from the Institute of Management Technology, India. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6880', 'image' => '20171211015656_standard chartered.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7098', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'City Center to organise ‘Winter Fest’', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: City Center has announced to organise ‘Winter Fest’ throughout the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January). The Kamalpokhari-based commercial mall made such announcement by organising a press conference in the capital on Sunday, December 10.</span></p> <p>City Center said that the Winter Fest will feature musical events by Fusion Mantra, Rohit John Chhetri, Adrian Pradhan among other artists on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.</p> <p>Special attraction for children include shopping-mall Santa and cartoon characters, informed the officials of the mall. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6879', 'image' => '20171211013958_CITY MAll.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7097', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Khunjeli appointed acting CEO of Mega Bank', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 11: Anupama Khunjeli has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Mega Bank. A meeting of the board of directors of the bank on November 27 decided to appoint her to the post effective from December 9. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-11', 'modified' => '2017-12-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6878', 'image' => '20171211012535_Mega bank acting CEO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-11 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7096', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Wataniya Airways begins KTM- Kuwait flights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Wataniya Airways, a private airlines company of Kuwait, has announced flight operations to and fro Kathmandu since December 6.</span></p> <p>With the beginning of this service, Wataniya Airways claimed that is has become the first airlines to provide direct service from Kuwait to Nepal.</p> <p>“This service has been started firstly looking forward to connect Kuwaiti people to Nepal for tourism and secondly provide hassle free service to Nepali workers travelling to Kuwait at affordable fares,” reads a statement issued by the airlines company.</p> <p>The company has kept the starting fare to Kuwait at NRs 23,000.</p> <p>Wataniya Airways with its three A-320 aircrafts currently flies to 11 destinations across the world with a very good connection from Kathmandu to Doha/Bahrain/Baku and many more destinations, according to the company.</p> <p>“We expect this will help Nepal Tourism and Nepali people in a good way. We are sure, it is going to help create more job opportunities for Nepalis in Kuwait,” said Rupesh Jha, Kathmandu’s station manager of Wataniya Airways. </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6877', 'image' => '20171210045305_4641.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7095', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Ford Opens New Showroom', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Ford has opened a showroom and service center at Chabahil, Kathmandu with an objective of providing quality service to its customers. Ford India’s Vice President LaxmiRam Kumar and GO Ford’s Managing Director Akash Golchha jointly inaugurated the showroom amid a function on Friday, December 8. The showroom is spread across 1,200 square feet. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6876', 'image' => '20171210040041_20171208132508__MG_0146.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7094', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bailey-bridge Construction at Gaighat-Diktel Kicks Off', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Construction of a bailey-bridge has begun over the Sunkoshi River that joins Gaighat-Diktel section under Sagarmatha higway.</span></p> <p>According to Kamal Prasad Yadav, engineer at Diktel Road Planning Office, they plan to finish the construction and operate the bridge by mid-December.</p> <p>Transportation from Gaighat to Khotang was earlier blocked after the bridge at Foksinta, Udayapur, where the current construction is taking place, was removed in fear of being swept by the heavy rainfall-induced flood last June. At present, locals are compelled to cross the section through the nearby suspension bridge.</p> <p>The total cost for construction of the bridge is Rs 7.4 million and will be 50 meter in length and 5 meter in width, said the proprietor of Udayapur-based Sagarmatha Construction Company, Prem Raj Karki. He informed that the construction will be completed within one month.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6875', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7093', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank to Provide Loan of Rs Eight Billion for Livestock Farming', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: World Bank has decided to provide credit of $80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project with a view to meet the objectives of Nepal’s Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2015.</span></p> <p>According to World Bank, the loan will help in developing livestock for sustained agriculture growth and economic growth, poverty reduction, and improving food and security, which are major objectives of the ADS.</p> <p>In a press release dated December 7, the World Bank stated that the financial loan will directly benefit 200,000 livestock farmers from 271 municipalities, at least 45 percent of them being women. The loan will also benefit around 500 small and medium-sized agro-enterprises from production and post-production value chains, shared World Bank in its press release.</p> <p>Though 70 percent of the population engaged in agriculture keeps livestock, Nepal imports livestock and livestock products amounting to US$ 40 million to meet the country’s demand, shared World Bank.</p> <p>The project will mainly help to create strong regulatory institutional environment for livestock farming, enhance productivity and strengthen key strategic livestock value chains and access to business services. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6874', 'image' => '20171210033615_download.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7092', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Lila Mani Neupane appointed CEO of Shree Investment and Finance', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Lila Mani Neupane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Shree Investment and Finance Company. A recent meeting of the board of directors (BoD) decided the appointment effective from December 6. A press statement issued by the company says that he has been appointed for a four-year term. Neupane replaced Sashi Raj Pandey, who will now serve as a BoD member only.</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6873', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7091', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'MetLife Launches New Global Brand Platform Driven by Customer Insights', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: MetLife Nepal on Sunday announced the launch of its new global brand platform under the tagline “MetLife. Navigating life together”. Issuing a press statement, the company claimed that the brand brings to life MetLife’s role as a trusted partner to its customers as they navigate life’s twists and turns and includes an updated visual identity, logo and tagline.</span></p> <p>“This will mark the most significant change to the MetLife global brand in over 30 years,” reads the statement.</p> <p>The 150 year-old company said it is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how to conduct business following a research conducted by MetLife among more than 50,000 customers worldwide that suggested consumers are overwhelmed with the pace of change and are looking for a trusted partner to help them navigate these changes.</p> <p>“As a 150 year-old company, MetLife is adapting to the changing world and rethinking how we do business and the role we play in our customers’ lives. We are moving away from a traditional product-development model to one driven by customer insights,” stated Md Nurul Islam, chairman of MetLife Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.</p> <p>“In Nepal, we are already investing in gathering and analyzing customer insights to develop simple insurance and protection solutions that meet our customers’ needs. As part of this, we are evolving our brand to express our role – our noble purpose – to be the trusted partner to help our customers navigate their changing worlds,” said Nirmal Kajee Shrestha, vice president and general manager, MetLife Nepal.</p> <p> To remove the complexities traditionally associated with insurance, MetLife said it is making substantial changes to its customer experiences. The MetLife brand refresh will ultimately impact all customer touch-points from the website to customer service to its sales process to ensure a more focused, simplified interaction, the statement said.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6872', 'image' => '20171210014915_MetLife_Eng_Logo_Tagline.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7090', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Standard Chartered Organizes Fundraiser Walkathon', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 10: Standard Chartered Bank organized a fundraising walkathon – ‘A walk for a brighter tomorrow’ - to increase awareness amongst the public on avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.</span></p> <p>In its press statement, the bank said the funds raised from this event will go towards the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative through which eye care services are being continued. The bank said it had previously provided financial support of USD one million to Biratnagar Eye Hospital for project expansion and extended an additional financial support of USD one million to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology for funding their major expansion project covering Bhaktapur and Nuwakot districts, both under the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative.</p> <p>Saturday’s event started from the bank’s head office at Naya Baneshwar and ended at the branch office in Lazimpat and was attended by about 400 people from bank’s staff, clients, partner organizations including Maiti Nepal and various other stakeholders.</p> <p>Tara Management Pvt. Ltd. was the main sponsor of the walkathon event while National Insurance Company Ltd. and Viswakarma Cement were its co-sponsors. </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-10', 'modified' => '2017-12-10', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6871', 'image' => '20171210011732_Standard-Chartered-Bank-LOGO.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-10 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7089', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Tourism Entrepreneurs Explore New Routes', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: As unplanned road construction and motor access has expanded in encompassing areas of Annapurna Conservation Area and length of tourists’ stay is reduced, tourism entrepreneurs are compelled to explore alternate trekking routes. The new routes are being explored in Kaski, Myagdi, Mustang, Lamjung and Manang of the conservation area.</span></p> <p>In the quest for new routes, Pokhara tourism entrepreneurs are preparing to operate Round Fewa while hotel entrepreneurs in Manang and Lamjung have led the construction of Beshisahar-Khudi trail.</p> <p>According to Purna Bahadur Gurung, secretary of Alternative Route Construction Committee, Manang and Lamjung-based entrepreneurs have initiated an alternative route from Beshisahar to Khudi. Gurung said that new alternative route was developed as the existing trails in Annapurna route was shortened by the construction of motorways while vehicular movement posed numerous challenges to trekkers.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Kaski tourism entrepreneurs said that Round Fewa is expected to extend the length of trekking days, which is cut back by construction of motorways in one of the world's best trekking routes that include Annapurna Base Camp, Machhapuchhre Model Trek, Mardi Himal Model Trek and Poonhill</p> <p>Dipak Raj Adhikari, Chairperson of Western Regional Trekking Agency Association of Nepal, Pokhara explained that Fewa Round is under final stage of preparation. In six days of trekking, Fewa Round will begin from Pokhara’s Dam side and incorporates World Peace Stupa, Kalabhang Ghaderi Homestay, Panchase, Kaskikot and Sarangkot along the trail.</p> <p>Adhikari further added that they are planning out further trekking routes that include Machhapuchre Model Trek, Eco-century Trek Parbat Eco Trek and Kapuche Trek to make the trekking experience lengthy and exciting.</p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6870', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7088', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Petroleum Import Rises Drastically', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year.', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The import of petroleum products in the first four months of this fiscal year (FY) has seen a sharp rise compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Birgunj Customs Office data reveal a 33 percent increase in import of petroleum products in terms of monetary value. Interestingly, the price of petroleum products has decreased this year as compared to the last FY.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Petroleum products amounting to Rs. 18.65 billion was imported from Birgunj in the first four months of this FY, informed the Birgunj Custom chief Sewantak Pokharel, Last year, Rs. 14.3 billion was spent in importing petroleum products in the corresponding period.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the customs office, there has been an increase, particularly, in import of diesel and cooking gas. </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6869', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7087', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Voter turnout 67 percent', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. ', 'content' => '<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">December 8: The second phase of parliamentary and provincial elections on Thursday remained largely peaceful with encouraging participation from the public. Election Commission’s (EC) preliminary assessment affirms that the voter turnout for the December 7 polls was 67 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">According to the commission, only 67 percent of the total 12,235,000 registered voters exercised their voting rights in 45 districts during the second phase election. The EC said that the voter turnout might go up as they are yet to receive reports from few places. The voter turnout in the first phase of the election, held on November 26, was 65 percent.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Gulmi witnessed the highest number of voter turnout with 71 percent voters casting their ballots, EC informed. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">Voting was withheld in two polling centers of Arghakhanchi districts due to some disturbances. Election in two polling centers at Mathura Lower Secondary School in Sandhikharka Municipality-5 was postponed after political parties vandalized ballot boxes accusing ballot papers lacking election officer’s signature. Re-election will be held in the two centers within a few days, said the EC.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt">During a post-election press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav asserted that Nepalese people’s enthusiastic participation in the elections displays their determination to execute the new constitution, institutionalize federal democratic republic setup and maintain political stability in the country.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12.5pt"> </span></strong></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6868', 'image' => '20171208035442__DSC0892.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7086', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Left alliance leads vote counting, Secures three seats so far', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">December 8: Vote counting of the parliamentary and provincial elections held in two phases on November 26 and December 7 has started. The counting for the first phase of election held in 32 hill and mountain districts started from 5 pm Thursday while the second phase of election held in 45 districts began from Friday morning.</span></p> <p>Preliminary results show that the left alliance is leading the poll race. So far, CPN-UML has secured two provincial seats while CPN (Maoist Center) has secured one. UML candidates secured victories in Manang and Mustang districts. In Manang, UML’s Prem Prasad Tulachan garnered 3,544 votes beating his nearest rival Romi Gauchan Thakali of Nepali Congress (NC), the 2013 Constituent Assembly election winner, by 263 votes.</p> <p>Likewise, UML’s Palden Choppang Gurung has defeated former minister and NC candidate Tek Bahadur Gurung by 289 votes in Mustang. Palden Gurung had garnered 2,300 votes.</p> <p>In Rukum (east), Maoist candidates have already won a seat in federal and provincial assembly. Maoist Center candidate Kamala Roka defeated Hari Shankar Gharti by a wide margin of 6,028 votes to secure a seat in the federal parliament. Roka received 10,434 votes.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6867', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '7085', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Qatar Airways bags IATA’s Certification', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:13px">‎December 8: Qatar Airways is recently certified with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) NDC Level 3 Certification. Issuing a press statement, Qatar Airways said that the certification was awarded for its technological standards in providing information about airfares, travel product information and other services to customers, travel agents and third parties.</span></p> <p>Qatar Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer Ehab Amin said, “As a global business with a global presence, we want to make it easier for customers to access our growing global network and range of products and services. As choices become more complex, we have to provide ways to access them more simply. That is what NDC is all about for Qatar Airways: improving the experience for our passengers.”</p> <p>The certification is a significant achievement for Qatar Airways becoming the first airline in the African and Middle East region and second globally to implement the latest version of the standard. “It shows that the airline is committed to improving the experience for its passengers at every part of their journey, both on the ground and in the air,” reads the statement.</p> <p>Qatar Airways was voted Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ by travellers from around the world earlier this year. Qatar’s national flag carrier also won a raft of other major awards at this year’s ceremony, including ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.'</p> <p>Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft to a network of more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.</p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2017-12-08', 'modified' => '2017-12-08', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '6866', 'image' => '20171208013102_qatar.jpg', 'article_date' => '2017-12-08 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '16' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
