October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on…
October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on…
October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha…
October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time…
The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week,…
October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from…
October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country.…
October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on…
October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports…
October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last…
Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali…
The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the…
The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week,…
October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80.…
October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from…
October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and…
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', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bad Weather Halts Manthali-Lukla Flight for the Last Five Days', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Ramechhap, nearly two hundred flights have been canceled from Saturday to Wednesday. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ashok Thapa, the chief of the authority, said that flights would be able to land in Lukla only when the weather in Phaplu improved.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Helicopter companies stated that visibility is low for even choppers to fly to Lukla airport. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Chief Thapa, three airlines have kept 7 aircrafts and crew members, including pilots on standby. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"Sita Air has parked two aircrafts, Yeti Airlines has parked two, and Summit Air has parked three at the airport," he said. "From Saturday, except for helicopters, no other flights are possible for Lukla."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The weather in Lukla has been extremely bad, so the aviation authority has informed that it will be difficult to land the aircraft. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"For landing, the pilot needs to see some distance at the airport. But the weather in Lukla is bad, the wind is not blowing smoothly, and there are problems with landing," Thapa said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The month of October is main tourist season. Majority of tourists go to Sagarmatha Base Camp and some trek to Lukla for a Himalayan view.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Foreign tourists come to Nepal for a Himalayan view. Earlier, tourists who trekked from Jiri, Dolakha, used to reach Lukla, but now they come by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Visitors returning from the Sagarmatha Base Camp are also suffering due to the bad weather, said Chief Thapa. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The flight cancellation has left tourists who have come to Nepal with a definite time. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Some tourists said that they have fixed tickets to return to their country. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lukla bound tourists from Kathmandu reach Manthali via road route and then flown to Lukla by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18964', 'image' => '20231012053504_collage (6).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 05:32:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Airlines Plane to Bring Dead Bodies from Israel', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Altogether 10 Nepali students who had been to Israel under the 'Learn and Earn' programme were killed in the terrorist attack at Kibbutz Alumim in southern area of Israel on October 7.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, search operation for Bipin Joshi, the missing Nepali in the incident, is underway. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali Embassy in Israel stated that they were searching for missing Joshi in various hospitals through a student who was living with Bipin who was rescued safely after the attack.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali diplomatic mission in Israel on Wednesday had appraised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bipin was not found during the search in various hospitals and they had sought assistance from Israel for the search. (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18963', 'image' => '20231011055507_collage (20).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 17:54:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gains 5.16 Points to Close at 1894.76 Points', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Experienced investors and stock analysts believe that today's slight market increase can be attributed to the conclusion of panic selling of shares for Dashain expenses, as well as interest payments at the end of the quarter.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 286 scrips were traded in today’s market. As many as 3,733,524 units of shares exchanged their hands through 55,197 transactions, amounting to Rs 1.8 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mandu Hydropower Limited (MANDU) had the highest turnover of Rs. 4.80 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 410.5.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, five companies posted the highest gain today. City Hotels, Mandu Hydropower, and Hathway Investment hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, Sanima GIC Insurance Limited (SGIC) experienced the highest loss of 4.21%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, three sectors closed in the red territory with Trading Index and Manufacturing And Processing recording the most loss with 0.13% negative change. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, the "Hotels And Tourism Index" gained the highest 1.80%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sensitive Index experienced a gain of 0.21%, while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index gained 0.26% and 0.18% respectively. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18962', 'image' => '20231011043119_collage (19).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 16:30:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Investment of Insurance Companies Tops Rs 600 Billion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. According to Nepal Insurance Authority, life and non-life insurance companies have invested Rs 627 billion as of last fiscal year’s end.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The authority said their investment increased by 18.95 percent in FY 2079/80 compared to FY 2078/79, when it was Rs 527 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Executive Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Raju Raman Poudel says that insurance companies are investing according to the investment guidelines issued by the authority. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“However, most of the companies are investing in fixed deposits. Companies need to invest in physical infrastructure, development, construction, tourism, agriculture, etc,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to Poudel, some insurance companies have started investing in airline companies, agriculture and other sectors. Poudel says, “When companies invest, they should do it in areas that give safe and assured returns. That's why the authority is encouraging them to stay within the scope and diversify their investments. Life insurance companies invested Rs 568 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the authority, life insurance companies invested Rs 473 billion by the end of the year 2078/79, which increased by 20 percent in 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Life insurance companies invested 77 percent (Rs 437 billion) of their total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. They have invested 7 percent (Rs 41.34 billion) in shares, bonds, debentures of banks and financial institutions of A, B and C categories licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies on the other hand have invested Rs 58.85 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80. According to the authority, non-life insurance companies had invested Rs 53.91 billion by the end of FY 2078/79, which increased by 9 percent in the year 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies invested 80 percent (Rs 47.44 billion) of the total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. Secondly, non-life insurance companies have invested about 5 percent (Rs 2.87 billion) in the ordinary shares of listed companies.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18961', 'image' => '20231011025934_Insurance.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:58:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Buddha Air Observes 27th Anniversary', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The airlines company that started its operation with a small 18-seater aircraft has extended its fleet to 16 aircraft that include ATR 42-320 and ATR 72-500 by far, and is going to add another one within this October, shared the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Birendra Bahadur Basnet, executive chairperson of Buddha Air, said that the airlines company assured that the human resources in the technical field as well as pilots and ground operation team are constantly enhanced and updated in accordance with the requirements of the national and international aviation standards. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Basnet shared that regular auditing and evaluation from national and international organizations were being carried out to make the flight operation effective. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Basnet, a modern hangar the airline company has is one of the best in the South Asia and from where many national and international airlines companies are availing its services. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Over the two and half decades of its service, 20 million plus national and international passengers have availed the company's services, the company said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At present, the airline has been conducting 17 regular flights to Pokhara from Kathmandu, 9 to Biratnagar, 10 to Bhairahawa. The company is also conducting flights to over half a dozen destinations on a regular basis. It is expanding its flight operation to Surkhet, Tumlingtar and Dhangadhi, Buddha Air officials further shared. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18960', 'image' => '20231011022945_buddha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:28:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Country Received 88.5 Percent Rainfall During this Monsoon ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">While the average rainfall during monsoon is 1,472 millimeter in Nepal, this year it was 1,303 millimeter, shared the department's meteorologist Sudarshan Humagain. He informed that there was less rainfall during the monsoon this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Specifically, the rainfall recorded in Kathmandu was 1,283 millimeter which is 109 per cent more than the average rainfall, he shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Although less rainfall was predicted in Jumla district this year, the district received 210.7 millimeters of rain, which is 133.5 percent more than the average rain. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, in Okhaldhunga district, 1,492.1 millimeter of rain was recorded which is 107 per cent more than the average. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, Janakpur received almost half of the rainfall than average rainfall recorded in the district. Altogether 637.1 millimeters of rain was measured this monsoon while the average rainfall in Janakpur is 1,195.8 millimeter. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The monsoon generally enters Nepal on June 13 and withdraws on October 2. This year, however, the monsoon entered Nepal a day later on June 14 while its exit was delayed by a few days. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18959', 'image' => '20231011124932_weatherrr - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 12:48:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bad Weather Halts Manthali-Lukla Flight for the Last Five Days', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Ramechhap, nearly two hundred flights have been canceled from Saturday to Wednesday. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ashok Thapa, the chief of the authority, said that flights would be able to land in Lukla only when the weather in Phaplu improved.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Helicopter companies stated that visibility is low for even choppers to fly to Lukla airport. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Chief Thapa, three airlines have kept 7 aircrafts and crew members, including pilots on standby. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"Sita Air has parked two aircrafts, Yeti Airlines has parked two, and Summit Air has parked three at the airport," he said. "From Saturday, except for helicopters, no other flights are possible for Lukla."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The weather in Lukla has been extremely bad, so the aviation authority has informed that it will be difficult to land the aircraft. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"For landing, the pilot needs to see some distance at the airport. But the weather in Lukla is bad, the wind is not blowing smoothly, and there are problems with landing," Thapa said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The month of October is main tourist season. Majority of tourists go to Sagarmatha Base Camp and some trek to Lukla for a Himalayan view.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Foreign tourists come to Nepal for a Himalayan view. Earlier, tourists who trekked from Jiri, Dolakha, used to reach Lukla, but now they come by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Visitors returning from the Sagarmatha Base Camp are also suffering due to the bad weather, said Chief Thapa. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The flight cancellation has left tourists who have come to Nepal with a definite time. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Some tourists said that they have fixed tickets to return to their country. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lukla bound tourists from Kathmandu reach Manthali via road route and then flown to Lukla by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18964', 'image' => '20231012053504_collage (6).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 05:32:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Airlines Plane to Bring Dead Bodies from Israel', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Altogether 10 Nepali students who had been to Israel under the 'Learn and Earn' programme were killed in the terrorist attack at Kibbutz Alumim in southern area of Israel on October 7.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, search operation for Bipin Joshi, the missing Nepali in the incident, is underway. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali Embassy in Israel stated that they were searching for missing Joshi in various hospitals through a student who was living with Bipin who was rescued safely after the attack.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali diplomatic mission in Israel on Wednesday had appraised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bipin was not found during the search in various hospitals and they had sought assistance from Israel for the search. (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18963', 'image' => '20231011055507_collage (20).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 17:54:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gains 5.16 Points to Close at 1894.76 Points', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Experienced investors and stock analysts believe that today's slight market increase can be attributed to the conclusion of panic selling of shares for Dashain expenses, as well as interest payments at the end of the quarter.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 286 scrips were traded in today’s market. As many as 3,733,524 units of shares exchanged their hands through 55,197 transactions, amounting to Rs 1.8 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mandu Hydropower Limited (MANDU) had the highest turnover of Rs. 4.80 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 410.5.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, five companies posted the highest gain today. City Hotels, Mandu Hydropower, and Hathway Investment hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, Sanima GIC Insurance Limited (SGIC) experienced the highest loss of 4.21%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, three sectors closed in the red territory with Trading Index and Manufacturing And Processing recording the most loss with 0.13% negative change. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, the "Hotels And Tourism Index" gained the highest 1.80%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sensitive Index experienced a gain of 0.21%, while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index gained 0.26% and 0.18% respectively. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18962', 'image' => '20231011043119_collage (19).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 16:30:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Investment of Insurance Companies Tops Rs 600 Billion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. According to Nepal Insurance Authority, life and non-life insurance companies have invested Rs 627 billion as of last fiscal year’s end.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The authority said their investment increased by 18.95 percent in FY 2079/80 compared to FY 2078/79, when it was Rs 527 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Executive Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Raju Raman Poudel says that insurance companies are investing according to the investment guidelines issued by the authority. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“However, most of the companies are investing in fixed deposits. Companies need to invest in physical infrastructure, development, construction, tourism, agriculture, etc,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to Poudel, some insurance companies have started investing in airline companies, agriculture and other sectors. Poudel says, “When companies invest, they should do it in areas that give safe and assured returns. That's why the authority is encouraging them to stay within the scope and diversify their investments. Life insurance companies invested Rs 568 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the authority, life insurance companies invested Rs 473 billion by the end of the year 2078/79, which increased by 20 percent in 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Life insurance companies invested 77 percent (Rs 437 billion) of their total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. They have invested 7 percent (Rs 41.34 billion) in shares, bonds, debentures of banks and financial institutions of A, B and C categories licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies on the other hand have invested Rs 58.85 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80. According to the authority, non-life insurance companies had invested Rs 53.91 billion by the end of FY 2078/79, which increased by 9 percent in the year 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies invested 80 percent (Rs 47.44 billion) of the total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. Secondly, non-life insurance companies have invested about 5 percent (Rs 2.87 billion) in the ordinary shares of listed companies.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18961', 'image' => '20231011025934_Insurance.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:58:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Buddha Air Observes 27th Anniversary', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The airlines company that started its operation with a small 18-seater aircraft has extended its fleet to 16 aircraft that include ATR 42-320 and ATR 72-500 by far, and is going to add another one within this October, shared the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Birendra Bahadur Basnet, executive chairperson of Buddha Air, said that the airlines company assured that the human resources in the technical field as well as pilots and ground operation team are constantly enhanced and updated in accordance with the requirements of the national and international aviation standards. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Basnet shared that regular auditing and evaluation from national and international organizations were being carried out to make the flight operation effective. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Basnet, a modern hangar the airline company has is one of the best in the South Asia and from where many national and international airlines companies are availing its services. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Over the two and half decades of its service, 20 million plus national and international passengers have availed the company's services, the company said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At present, the airline has been conducting 17 regular flights to Pokhara from Kathmandu, 9 to Biratnagar, 10 to Bhairahawa. The company is also conducting flights to over half a dozen destinations on a regular basis. It is expanding its flight operation to Surkhet, Tumlingtar and Dhangadhi, Buddha Air officials further shared. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18960', 'image' => '20231011022945_buddha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:28:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Country Received 88.5 Percent Rainfall During this Monsoon ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">While the average rainfall during monsoon is 1,472 millimeter in Nepal, this year it was 1,303 millimeter, shared the department's meteorologist Sudarshan Humagain. He informed that there was less rainfall during the monsoon this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Specifically, the rainfall recorded in Kathmandu was 1,283 millimeter which is 109 per cent more than the average rainfall, he shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Although less rainfall was predicted in Jumla district this year, the district received 210.7 millimeters of rain, which is 133.5 percent more than the average rain. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, in Okhaldhunga district, 1,492.1 millimeter of rain was recorded which is 107 per cent more than the average. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, Janakpur received almost half of the rainfall than average rainfall recorded in the district. Altogether 637.1 millimeters of rain was measured this monsoon while the average rainfall in Janakpur is 1,195.8 millimeter. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The monsoon generally enters Nepal on June 13 and withdraws on October 2. This year, however, the monsoon entered Nepal a day later on June 14 while its exit was delayed by a few days. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18959', 'image' => '20231011124932_weatherrr - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 12:48:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bad Weather Halts Manthali-Lukla Flight for the Last Five Days', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Ramechhap, nearly two hundred flights have been canceled from Saturday to Wednesday. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ashok Thapa, the chief of the authority, said that flights would be able to land in Lukla only when the weather in Phaplu improved.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Helicopter companies stated that visibility is low for even choppers to fly to Lukla airport. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Chief Thapa, three airlines have kept 7 aircrafts and crew members, including pilots on standby. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"Sita Air has parked two aircrafts, Yeti Airlines has parked two, and Summit Air has parked three at the airport," he said. "From Saturday, except for helicopters, no other flights are possible for Lukla."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The weather in Lukla has been extremely bad, so the aviation authority has informed that it will be difficult to land the aircraft. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"For landing, the pilot needs to see some distance at the airport. But the weather in Lukla is bad, the wind is not blowing smoothly, and there are problems with landing," Thapa said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The month of October is main tourist season. Majority of tourists go to Sagarmatha Base Camp and some trek to Lukla for a Himalayan view.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Foreign tourists come to Nepal for a Himalayan view. Earlier, tourists who trekked from Jiri, Dolakha, used to reach Lukla, but now they come by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Visitors returning from the Sagarmatha Base Camp are also suffering due to the bad weather, said Chief Thapa. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The flight cancellation has left tourists who have come to Nepal with a definite time. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Some tourists said that they have fixed tickets to return to their country. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lukla bound tourists from Kathmandu reach Manthali via road route and then flown to Lukla by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18964', 'image' => '20231012053504_collage (6).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 05:32:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Airlines Plane to Bring Dead Bodies from Israel', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Altogether 10 Nepali students who had been to Israel under the 'Learn and Earn' programme were killed in the terrorist attack at Kibbutz Alumim in southern area of Israel on October 7.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, search operation for Bipin Joshi, the missing Nepali in the incident, is underway. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali Embassy in Israel stated that they were searching for missing Joshi in various hospitals through a student who was living with Bipin who was rescued safely after the attack.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali diplomatic mission in Israel on Wednesday had appraised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bipin was not found during the search in various hospitals and they had sought assistance from Israel for the search. (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18963', 'image' => '20231011055507_collage (20).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 17:54:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gains 5.16 Points to Close at 1894.76 Points', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Experienced investors and stock analysts believe that today's slight market increase can be attributed to the conclusion of panic selling of shares for Dashain expenses, as well as interest payments at the end of the quarter.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 286 scrips were traded in today’s market. As many as 3,733,524 units of shares exchanged their hands through 55,197 transactions, amounting to Rs 1.8 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mandu Hydropower Limited (MANDU) had the highest turnover of Rs. 4.80 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 410.5.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, five companies posted the highest gain today. City Hotels, Mandu Hydropower, and Hathway Investment hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, Sanima GIC Insurance Limited (SGIC) experienced the highest loss of 4.21%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, three sectors closed in the red territory with Trading Index and Manufacturing And Processing recording the most loss with 0.13% negative change. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, the "Hotels And Tourism Index" gained the highest 1.80%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sensitive Index experienced a gain of 0.21%, while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index gained 0.26% and 0.18% respectively. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18962', 'image' => '20231011043119_collage (19).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 16:30:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Investment of Insurance Companies Tops Rs 600 Billion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. According to Nepal Insurance Authority, life and non-life insurance companies have invested Rs 627 billion as of last fiscal year’s end.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The authority said their investment increased by 18.95 percent in FY 2079/80 compared to FY 2078/79, when it was Rs 527 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Executive Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Raju Raman Poudel says that insurance companies are investing according to the investment guidelines issued by the authority. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“However, most of the companies are investing in fixed deposits. Companies need to invest in physical infrastructure, development, construction, tourism, agriculture, etc,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to Poudel, some insurance companies have started investing in airline companies, agriculture and other sectors. Poudel says, “When companies invest, they should do it in areas that give safe and assured returns. That's why the authority is encouraging them to stay within the scope and diversify their investments. Life insurance companies invested Rs 568 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the authority, life insurance companies invested Rs 473 billion by the end of the year 2078/79, which increased by 20 percent in 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Life insurance companies invested 77 percent (Rs 437 billion) of their total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. They have invested 7 percent (Rs 41.34 billion) in shares, bonds, debentures of banks and financial institutions of A, B and C categories licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies on the other hand have invested Rs 58.85 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80. According to the authority, non-life insurance companies had invested Rs 53.91 billion by the end of FY 2078/79, which increased by 9 percent in the year 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies invested 80 percent (Rs 47.44 billion) of the total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. Secondly, non-life insurance companies have invested about 5 percent (Rs 2.87 billion) in the ordinary shares of listed companies.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18961', 'image' => '20231011025934_Insurance.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:58:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Buddha Air Observes 27th Anniversary', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The airlines company that started its operation with a small 18-seater aircraft has extended its fleet to 16 aircraft that include ATR 42-320 and ATR 72-500 by far, and is going to add another one within this October, shared the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Birendra Bahadur Basnet, executive chairperson of Buddha Air, said that the airlines company assured that the human resources in the technical field as well as pilots and ground operation team are constantly enhanced and updated in accordance with the requirements of the national and international aviation standards. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Basnet shared that regular auditing and evaluation from national and international organizations were being carried out to make the flight operation effective. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Basnet, a modern hangar the airline company has is one of the best in the South Asia and from where many national and international airlines companies are availing its services. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Over the two and half decades of its service, 20 million plus national and international passengers have availed the company's services, the company said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At present, the airline has been conducting 17 regular flights to Pokhara from Kathmandu, 9 to Biratnagar, 10 to Bhairahawa. The company is also conducting flights to over half a dozen destinations on a regular basis. It is expanding its flight operation to Surkhet, Tumlingtar and Dhangadhi, Buddha Air officials further shared. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18960', 'image' => '20231011022945_buddha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:28:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Country Received 88.5 Percent Rainfall During this Monsoon ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">While the average rainfall during monsoon is 1,472 millimeter in Nepal, this year it was 1,303 millimeter, shared the department's meteorologist Sudarshan Humagain. He informed that there was less rainfall during the monsoon this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Specifically, the rainfall recorded in Kathmandu was 1,283 millimeter which is 109 per cent more than the average rainfall, he shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Although less rainfall was predicted in Jumla district this year, the district received 210.7 millimeters of rain, which is 133.5 percent more than the average rain. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, in Okhaldhunga district, 1,492.1 millimeter of rain was recorded which is 107 per cent more than the average. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, Janakpur received almost half of the rainfall than average rainfall recorded in the district. Altogether 637.1 millimeters of rain was measured this monsoon while the average rainfall in Janakpur is 1,195.8 millimeter. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The monsoon generally enters Nepal on June 13 and withdraws on October 2. This year, however, the monsoon entered Nepal a day later on June 14 while its exit was delayed by a few days. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18959', 'image' => '20231011124932_weatherrr - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 12:48:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Nepal came from behind to secure a point in its World Cup Qualifier match against at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the first round match of the qualifiers, Laos took the lead in the 33rd minute as captain Baulpachan Boyankong scored to subdue the home crowd. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Nepal leveled the score in the 49th minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Anjan Bista, who scored a header utilizing Erik Bista's corner kick. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The second leg of the match between the two countries will be played in Laos on October 17. The winner of this match will advance to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18974', 'image' => '20231012111304_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:12:14', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19244', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Kidney Problem Found More Common among Nepali Migrant Workers than Non-Migrants: Study ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Kidney problem is more common in Nepalis working in Malaysia and Gulf countries, according to a study conducted at two local levels in Dhanusha district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A study carried out in Laxminiya Rural Municipality and Kshireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha district under the leadership of the Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom showed that kidney problem is more common among the Nepali people who returned home from works in the Gulf countries and Malaysia than those living in Nepal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">During the study, a comparison was made between those who have returned from jobs in five Gulf countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain) and Malaysia, but have not completed one year after returning to Nepal and those who have not recently gone to the Gulf countries, said Dr Nirmal Aryal, a member of the research team. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the study involved 718 people (all men), who returned from employments in foreign countries and 720 people (370 men and 341 women) who have not recently gone for foreign employment. When the ability of the 'glomerular filtration rate' considered the most important test to indicate the condition of kidneys was checked, there was a 5.8 percent decrease in the migrants and 3.6 percent in non-migrants, said Dr Aryal. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Even among the non-migrants, more problems were found in former migrants than men and women who have never been abroad. Likewise, the average of creatinine in the blood was also higher in the migrants than non-migrants. The test examines the amount of creatinine in the blood and calculates how much blood kidneys filter in one minute. This also indicates increasing kidney problems among immigrants," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">However, another examination for kidney problems shows that the amount of protein in the urine is higher in non-migrants than in migrants. The study concludes that since kidney problem was more common among non-migrant women, a separate study is required to find its cause. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Likewise, the study found that the migrants who returned home from the Gulf countries and Malaysia are at high risks of suffering from blood pressure, diabetes and overweight or obesity as compared to non-migrants. Migrants are at 38 percent risk to suffer from blood pressure as compared to non-migrants who are at 19.4 percent risk. In case of diabetes, the migrants are at 74 percent risk as opposed to non-migrants who are at 4.7 percent risk, and migrants have 674 percent risk of overweight or obesity than non-migrants who have 49 percent risk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Aryal said that those workers who work sitting at the same place for long hours, security guards and drivers and workers carrying out works under direct exposure to sun, outdoors and amidst dust and smoke are at high risk of renal diseases. Blood and urine samples were collected for this study and questionnaires were administered later. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Another member of the research team and Chief of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra said about 90 percent of those who participated in the study were working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, while more than two-thirds worked in construction and industry sectors. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The study was conducted by the Bournemouth University and Green Tara Nepal, an NGO, with the financial support from The Colt Foundation. The Madhes Province Public Health Laboratory, the UN IOM and the University College London (UCL) had also assisted in the study. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It has been claimed that this study is the first of its kind study conducted among the migrant Nepali workers and the non-migrants at the community level. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Dr Pramod Raj Regmi (Bournemouth University, UK) was the lead researcher and his team comprised of researchers Dr Nirmal Aryal, Prof Dr Edwin Van Teijlingen, Prof Dr Arun Sedhai, Dr Radheshyam KC and Dr Shrawan Kumar Mishra, according to Green Tara Nepal. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18973', 'image' => '20231012045040_foreign emp.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:49:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19243', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Parliamentary Committee Directs Government Authorities to Suspend TERAMOCS Installation ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: The Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the concerned authorities to stall the installation of the Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS) for the time being. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Committee's meeting on Thursday issued the directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) reasoning that it requires additional discussion on the matter.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The NTA is at work to install the TERAMOCS to monitor traffic and network, and fraud of telecommunication service providers. The technology helps in controlling fraud and regulating the quality of telecommunication service, claimed the NTA. Similarly, the technology is expected to reduce frauds on customers and control revenue leakage. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC stressed the need for the regulator to be serious about the service of the telecommunication service providers. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The NTA should monitor the fees charged by the telecommunication service providers. Communication has become an integral part of our life. Rural telecommunication has been limited to only slogan. This should be made effective," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, CPN (UML) lawmaker Gokul Banskota underscored the need for the monitoring of whether or not consumers have got quality telecommunication service. "The NTA is a regulatory body. It should monitor telecommunication service," he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Janardan Sharma called for providing credible and quality telecommunication service to remote districts and for the regulator to focus on the service of mobile and internet. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18972', 'image' => '20231012041204_Parliament.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 16:10:41', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19242', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gives Continuity to Its Downfall', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index lost 20.16 points or 1.06%, closing at 1874.60 points on the last trading day of the week, Thursday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Seasoned investors and stock analysts attributed today’s fall to the festive season and tight polices implemented by Nepal Rastra Bank on the lending against the shares and risk weightage of 150%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 292 scrips were traded through 62,046 transactions. As many as 7,558,542 units of shares exchanged their hands, amounting to Rs 1.70 billion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited(LSLPO) had the highest turnover of Rs.16 crores and closed at a market price of Rs. 100. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited(BGWT) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited(MSHL) posted a gain of 10% each and hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, City Hotel Limited(CITY) and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited(BHPL) experienced the loss of 9.09% and 8.19% respectively. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, all sectors landed in the red territory. Hotels and Tourism Index lost the highest 3%, while Mutual Fund Index experienced the least 0.16% respectively.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, Sensitive Index experienced a loss of 0.81% while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index decreased by 1.10% and 0.89% respectively.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18971', 'image' => '20231012033059_collage (21).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 15:29:45', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19241', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Germany to Take Skilled Workers from Nepal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 12: Germany has agreed to take skilled workers from Nepal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Government of Nepal has signed a deal with Germany in this regard amid criticism that it has failed to send Nepali workers to lucrative destinations for foreign employment.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nepal’s Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka and Michael van der Cammen, director of International Affairs at the German Federal Employment Agency, on Tuesday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on the Skilled Labour Migration and Knowledge Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany on behalf of their respective governments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari and Leonie Gebers, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin, Germany, stated in a press release.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Officials of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal say that the agreement will facilitate in sending skilled workers to Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the Nepali delegation discussed issues related to Nepal-Germany bilateral relations, skilled labor migration, Nepal's commitment to legal migration, workers' welfare and social security, German language and vocational training, among others with the German side.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Nepali delegation led by Minister Bhandari included Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Germany, and other officials from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Nepal, Berlin.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The German delegation led by Gebers included high-level officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Employment Agency and other relevant departments of Germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18970', 'image' => '20231012124845_Flag-Pins-Nepal-Germany.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:48:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19240', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'It is Difficult to Retain Manpower in the IT Sector: Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 12: Stakeholders say that the current salary scale cannot sustain the manpower in the Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors in the country. They said that although there is great potential in the field of information technology there is a problem in keeping the IT young experts in the country.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anil Kumar Dutta, joint secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the current facilities cannot sustain the workforce in Nepal, and that the ministry is planning to hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance, among others, with a focus on 'where is Nepal's situation in the field of information technology, and what are the possibilities and challenges of this sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"When the government appoints consultants, there is a situation that requires foreigners in the IT services by paying huge salaries," Dutt said, adding "To minimize this, we are working on the issue of getting services through Nepalese manpower and non-resident Nepalis as well." </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">He added the government is working on Digital Nepal Framework-2019, Digital Signature, Data Center etc. The government has announced in the budget of the current fiscal year that 1 per cent of the development expenditure will be spent on the IT sector. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutt said that the government is creating a curriculum together with the industry, providing financial support to startups and creating an environment to learn from the skilled manpower of multinational companies.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">IT expert Manohar Kumar Bhattarai said that it is important to be clear about the agenda of the country related to the IT sector.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Similarly, the stakeholders also emphasized that intensive discussions should be held to explain the emerging technology of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18969', 'image' => '20231012124804_it-sector.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 12:47:24', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19245', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NA Plane from Israel with 254 on Board Expected to Land at TIA at 1:30 AM', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: A Nepal Airlines aircraft carrying Nepali citizens rescued from Israel is expected land at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 1:30 am on Friday. The plane carrying 254 Nepali citizens has left Israel for Kathmandu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The plane left Kathmandu for Israel at 3:30 on Thursday morning. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has gone to receive those being rescued following an attack by Hamas group in Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Earlier, on Saturday, 10 Nepali students were killed and some others injured in an attack by the Hamas group. The condition of one Nepali national is still unknown. The Nepali Embassy in Israel is collecting the details of Nepalis who want to return home. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, more than 350 Nepali citizens have registered themselves to return home from Israel. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to the statistics of the Ministry, there are currently 265 Nepali students studying in Israel and about 4,500 working in various professions and sectors. The 265 Nepali students went to Israel under the Israeli government’s 'Learn and Earn' program. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the bodies of all the deceased will be brought to Nepal as soon the due procedures are completed. -- RSS </span></span></span><br /> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18968', 'image' => '20231012111041_naccccc.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 23:09:54', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19238', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'PM Pledges Support for Sport Development ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged government’s assistance for the development of the sports sector. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Extending congratulations to the athletes who won medals in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games held in China, PM Dahal urged the athletes for further efforts to secure more medals and perform better. He said so during a programme held at his residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He observed that women athletes performed well in the games. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">PM Dahal also announced that players securing medals would be given awards. Similarly, the cricketers will also be awarded by the government, added the PM. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"I had announced award for the athletes as an encouragement. The government has also formulated regulation in this regard. The Finance Ministry will release the amount for award within a week," PM Dahal shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Also attending the programme were Minister for Youth and Sports, the Member Secretary of National Sports Council and the President of Nepal Olympics Committee, and women athletes who secured medals in the 19th Asian Games. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It may be noted that Nepal won a bronze medal in Women's Kabbadi and a silver in individual Karate event. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18966', 'image' => '20231012113230_PRO_KTM_PRACHANDA_Asian_game_winners(16)(2).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 11:31:49', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19237', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bajhang Experiences yet another Earthquake', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 12: An earthquake jolted Bajhang again last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The earthquake of magnitude 5.3 with its epicenter in Bhatekhola of Masta Rural Municipality occurred at 12.22 last night. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Seismic expert Dr Shiva Subedi said the earthquake occurred at Bhatekhola which is 5.4-km away from the district headquarters Chainpur. Several aftershocks have so far jolted Bajhang since last Tuesday. A person was killed and 20 others were injured when the earthquake struck Bajhang with its epicenter at Bhatekhola on Tuesday night, October 3. It had also caused damages to the physical infrastructures in the district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The locals gathered in open ground early this morning after series of earthquakes and aftershocks rocked Bajhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Rajesh Karki, a local of Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality-5 shared that there was a stampede after earthquake last night. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18965', 'image' => '20231012105525_20231007091336_20230329121710_earth.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 10:54:43', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19236', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Bad Weather Halts Manthali-Lukla Flight for the Last Five Days', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 12: Due to bad weather, foreign tourists have been stranded in Manthali for the past five days as flights to Lukla have been canceled. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tourists waiting for flights to Lukla have agreed with various companies to fly. They say that they are facing problems in staying in Manthali daily.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Ramechhap, nearly two hundred flights have been canceled from Saturday to Wednesday. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ashok Thapa, the chief of the authority, said that flights would be able to land in Lukla only when the weather in Phaplu improved.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Helicopter companies stated that visibility is low for even choppers to fly to Lukla airport. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Chief Thapa, three airlines have kept 7 aircrafts and crew members, including pilots on standby. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"Sita Air has parked two aircrafts, Yeti Airlines has parked two, and Summit Air has parked three at the airport," he said. "From Saturday, except for helicopters, no other flights are possible for Lukla."</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The weather in Lukla has been extremely bad, so the aviation authority has informed that it will be difficult to land the aircraft. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"For landing, the pilot needs to see some distance at the airport. But the weather in Lukla is bad, the wind is not blowing smoothly, and there are problems with landing," Thapa said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The month of October is main tourist season. Majority of tourists go to Sagarmatha Base Camp and some trek to Lukla for a Himalayan view.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Foreign tourists come to Nepal for a Himalayan view. Earlier, tourists who trekked from Jiri, Dolakha, used to reach Lukla, but now they come by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Visitors returning from the Sagarmatha Base Camp are also suffering due to the bad weather, said Chief Thapa. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The flight cancellation has left tourists who have come to Nepal with a definite time. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Some tourists said that they have fixed tickets to return to their country. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lukla bound tourists from Kathmandu reach Manthali via road route and then flown to Lukla by plane and helicopter. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-12', 'modified' => '2023-10-12', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18964', 'image' => '20231012053504_collage (6).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-12 05:32:29', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19235', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Nepal Airlines Plane to Bring Dead Bodies from Israel', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Airlines (NA)'s aircraft is flying to Israel at 11:00 tonight to bring home dead bodies of the Nepalis from there. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to Deepak Joshi, personal aide of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, the national flag-carrier will fly to Israel via Dubai for the same.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Altogether 10 Nepali students who had been to Israel under the 'Learn and Earn' programme were killed in the terrorist attack at Kibbutz Alumim in southern area of Israel on October 7.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, search operation for Bipin Joshi, the missing Nepali in the incident, is underway. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali Embassy in Israel stated that they were searching for missing Joshi in various hospitals through a student who was living with Bipin who was rescued safely after the attack.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Nepali diplomatic mission in Israel on Wednesday had appraised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bipin was not found during the search in various hospitals and they had sought assistance from Israel for the search. (RSS) </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18963', 'image' => '20231011055507_collage (20).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 17:54:03', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19234', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Index Gains 5.16 Points to Close at 1894.76 Points', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">October 11: The Nepal Stock Exchange(NEPSE) Index gained 5.16 points of 0.27% and settled at 1894.76 points on the fourth trading day of the week, Wednesday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Experienced investors and stock analysts believe that today's slight market increase can be attributed to the conclusion of panic selling of shares for Dashain expenses, as well as interest payments at the end of the quarter.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During today’s trading, a total of 286 scrips were traded in today’s market. As many as 3,733,524 units of shares exchanged their hands through 55,197 transactions, amounting to Rs 1.8 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mandu Hydropower Limited (MANDU) had the highest turnover of Rs. 4.80 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 410.5.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Similarly, five companies posted the highest gain today. City Hotels, Mandu Hydropower, and Hathway Investment hit the positive circuit for the day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the flip side, Sanima GIC Insurance Limited (SGIC) experienced the highest loss of 4.21%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In terms of sector indices, three sectors closed in the red territory with Trading Index and Manufacturing And Processing recording the most loss with 0.13% negative change. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meanwhile, the "Hotels And Tourism Index" gained the highest 1.80%.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sensitive Index experienced a gain of 0.21%, while Float Index and Sensitive Float Index gained 0.26% and 0.18% respectively. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18962', 'image' => '20231011043119_collage (19).jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 16:30:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19233', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Investment of Insurance Companies Tops Rs 600 Billion', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">October 11: Insurance companies have invested more than Rs 600 billion till the end of the last fiscal year (FY) 2079/80. According to Nepal Insurance Authority, life and non-life insurance companies have invested Rs 627 billion as of last fiscal year’s end.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The authority said their investment increased by 18.95 percent in FY 2079/80 compared to FY 2078/79, when it was Rs 527 billion.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Executive Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Raju Raman Poudel says that insurance companies are investing according to the investment guidelines issued by the authority. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“However, most of the companies are investing in fixed deposits. Companies need to invest in physical infrastructure, development, construction, tourism, agriculture, etc,” he said.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to Poudel, some insurance companies have started investing in airline companies, agriculture and other sectors. Poudel says, “When companies invest, they should do it in areas that give safe and assured returns. That's why the authority is encouraging them to stay within the scope and diversify their investments. Life insurance companies invested Rs 568 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to the authority, life insurance companies invested Rs 473 billion by the end of the year 2078/79, which increased by 20 percent in 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Life insurance companies invested 77 percent (Rs 437 billion) of their total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. They have invested 7 percent (Rs 41.34 billion) in shares, bonds, debentures of banks and financial institutions of A, B and C categories licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies on the other hand have invested Rs 58.85 billion in various sectors by the end of the year 2079/80. According to the authority, non-life insurance companies had invested Rs 53.91 billion by the end of FY 2078/79, which increased by 9 percent in the year 2079/80.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Non-life insurance companies invested 80 percent (Rs 47.44 billion) of the total investment in term deposits of A, B and C category banks and financial institutions and infrastructure banks licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. Secondly, non-life insurance companies have invested about 5 percent (Rs 2.87 billion) in the ordinary shares of listed companies.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18961', 'image' => '20231011025934_Insurance.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:58:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19232', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Buddha Air Observes 27th Anniversary', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: Buddha Air, a leading private airlines company in the country, has entered 27th year of its establishment from today. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The airlines company that started its operation with a small 18-seater aircraft has extended its fleet to 16 aircraft that include ATR 42-320 and ATR 72-500 by far, and is going to add another one within this October, shared the company. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Birendra Bahadur Basnet, executive chairperson of Buddha Air, said that the airlines company assured that the human resources in the technical field as well as pilots and ground operation team are constantly enhanced and updated in accordance with the requirements of the national and international aviation standards. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Basnet shared that regular auditing and evaluation from national and international organizations were being carried out to make the flight operation effective. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Basnet, a modern hangar the airline company has is one of the best in the South Asia and from where many national and international airlines companies are availing its services. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Over the two and half decades of its service, 20 million plus national and international passengers have availed the company's services, the company said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">At present, the airline has been conducting 17 regular flights to Pokhara from Kathmandu, 9 to Biratnagar, 10 to Bhairahawa. The company is also conducting flights to over half a dozen destinations on a regular basis. It is expanding its flight operation to Surkhet, Tumlingtar and Dhangadhi, Buddha Air officials further shared. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18960', 'image' => '20231011022945_buddha.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 14:28:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '19231', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Country Received 88.5 Percent Rainfall During this Monsoon ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">October 11: An average of 88.5 per cent rainfall was recorded during this year’s monsoon in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">While the average rainfall during monsoon is 1,472 millimeter in Nepal, this year it was 1,303 millimeter, shared the department's meteorologist Sudarshan Humagain. He informed that there was less rainfall during the monsoon this time. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Specifically, the rainfall recorded in Kathmandu was 1,283 millimeter which is 109 per cent more than the average rainfall, he shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Although less rainfall was predicted in Jumla district this year, the district received 210.7 millimeters of rain, which is 133.5 percent more than the average rain. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, in Okhaldhunga district, 1,492.1 millimeter of rain was recorded which is 107 per cent more than the average. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">This year, Janakpur received almost half of the rainfall than average rainfall recorded in the district. Altogether 637.1 millimeters of rain was measured this monsoon while the average rainfall in Janakpur is 1,195.8 millimeter. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The monsoon generally enters Nepal on June 13 and withdraws on October 2. This year, however, the monsoon entered Nepal a day later on June 14 while its exit was delayed by a few days. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2023-10-11', 'modified' => '2023-10-11', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '18959', 'image' => '20231011124932_weatherrr - Copy.jpg', 'article_date' => '2023-10-11 12:48:52', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ) ) $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
