April 22: The import of smart watches into Nepal declined in the last nine months of the current fiscal…
April 22: The import of smart watches into Nepal declined in the last nine months of the current fiscal…
April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time.…
April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test…
April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court…
April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global…
Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last…
April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure.…
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week,…
April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north…
April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on…
April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is…
April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. …
As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year,…
April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so…
April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang…
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According to the data of the department, 189,760 units of smart watches were imported during the review period.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the same period last year, the county imported 212,409 units of smart watches worth Rs 323.31 million. Compared to the same period last year, the import of smart watches decreased by 10 percent in volume and 20 percent in value this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the review period, Nepal imported smart watches from China, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the USA, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Portugal, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Lebanon, Qatar, the Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Jordan and other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal imports most of the smart watches from China. In the review period, Nepal imported smart watches worth Rs 213 million from China alone. Similarly, the country imported smart watches worth Rs 29.8 million from India.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20510', 'image' => '20240422113727_20240305113859_sm.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 11:36:46', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20782', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Fire Incidents Increasing Across Country with Prevalence of Dry Condition ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. The increasing heat and dry condition have led to the growing incidences of fire in various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">News reports of livestock, food grains and properties destroyed by infernos have been received from various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A report from Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, stated that a fire spread to nine villages from Rohini rural municipality-6 in Rupandehi district on Saturday night, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police Manohar Bhatta, the spokesperson for the District Police Office Rupandehi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that started from a stalk of dry wheat was fanned by winds and it spread to Bishnupura, Parsa, Buchi, Barawa, Tarkulaha, Kotahawa, Chamkipur and Piprahawa. Although there were no human casualties due to the fire, 40 houses were destroyed and 39 goats killed in the fire, said DSP Bhatta. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire was brought under control in the evening with the joint efforts of the police, the Armed Police Force, the Nepalese Army and the locals, using the fire engine of the Devdaha municipality. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Spokesperson Bhatta said fire incidents have been reported from throughout the district. A fire at Gaidahawa rural municipality destroyed properties worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A news report from Tamghas, Gulmi said 28 structures, including houses, shops and cowsheds were destroyed by a fire that spread from a forest in Gulmi district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that raged from Friday until Saturday night razed the houses and cowsheds at Isma rural municipality's wards 1, 2 and 4, and at Gulmidurbar rural municipality, said Shankar Prasad Pokhrel, the spokesperson for the District Police Office, Gulmi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the fire that started at the Rani community forest at Sindukha, Isma rural municipality-2 spread to the settlements. The fire destroyed houses and animal sheds belonging to 15 persons at Hastichaur, killing a dozen cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, fire that spread out from the nearby forest partially damaged an electricity substation at Birbas, Gulmidarbar rural municipality-4 on Friday. Security personnel and locals brought the fire under control and prevented the substation from becoming fully-destroyed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire caused damage worth around Rs 20 million to the substation, police said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, a news report from Birgunj, Parsa said fire that spread from a wheat field across the border in India burnt thatched roof houses and food grains as well as crops of farmers at Bhalamahiya settlement , Chhipaharmai rural municipality-1 in Parsa district. The disaster damaged properties and food grains worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, it has been learnt. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is said the fire that started in the wheat field across the border in India at 3.00 pm on Saturday spread to the settlement and burnt the wheat crop, hay, chicken farm and the houses of 15 farmers. The inferno caused damage worth more than one million rupees, police said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20509', 'image' => '20240422110042_20230429095055_20230421125013_GopalKa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:59:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20780', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Halts Entry of Tea from Nepal Demanding 100% Lab Test Report', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the Indian customs used to allow the entry of tea produced in Nepal after presenting lab test report of 5 to 20 percent of randomly selected samples.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The absence of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal poses challenges for exporting tea and other agricultural products from the Mechi Customs, as they must undergo testing in Kolkata, India. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Udaya Chapagain, president of the Nepal Tea Producers Association and a tea industrialist, complained that India has been consistently creating obstacles to the export of tea produced in Nepal due to the lack of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chapagain mentioned that the Tea Council of India's demand for quality checks three years ago caused a week-long blockade of tea exports from Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ram Prasad Regmi, Chief Customs Officer of Mechi Customs, reported that trucks carrying Nepalese tea cleared by Nepal have been barred entry to India since Thursday. Upon inquiry by the Nepali side, Indian customs officials revealed that the customs clearance process would require submission of lab test reports. As conducting 100% lab testing immediately is unfeasible, Regmi and his team are exploring ways to facilitate the entry of Nepalese tea trucks into India.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Annually, Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3 billion to India. A halt in exports would adversely affect tea-producing farmers, cooperatives, and tea traders of Nepal. Indian traders purchase 80% of Nepal's tea and sell them under various brands domestically and internationally. Nepal exports the remaining 20% of tea to China, Japan, Germany, the United States, Australia, Russia, and the Gulf countries.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20507', 'image' => '20240422103552_20231210103048_20230207042911_Tea.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:35:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20779', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stakeholders Agree to Resume Expansion of Banepa-Budol Section of Araniko Highway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The local authorities and the writ petitioners have agreed to resume the expansion work of the Banepa-Budol section under the project that has been stalled for the past one and a half months.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The construction work has come to a halt since more than 45 days following an order from the Patan High Court to put off all the works, including the construction of culvert, along the Banepa-Budol section. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the understanding reached between the stakeholders, the writ petitioners have agreed to withdraw the case immediately.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The agreement was reached at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chair of District Coordination Committee, Kavrepalanchowk, Rim Bahadur Tamang on Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the meeting agreed to divert the water from the under-construction culvert to the Chandeshwari rivulet through a separate drain within the road boundary without passing it through individual land. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chief District Officer Rudra Devi Sharma confirmed that the dispute stalling the construction has been resolved following the agreement to withdraw the court case. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that thirteen people from Budol of Banepa municipality-6 had filed a writ petition on March 3 against the Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bardibas Road Project Office Bhaktapur, project chief Rajendra Das and Banepa-based ward offices 6 and 7. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Two separate contracts for the expansion of Suryabinyak-Sanga and Sanga-Dhulikhel road sections were signed on March 2023 at the cost of Rs 4.56 billion. As per the agreement, the projects should be completed within three years. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20506', 'image' => '20240422094557_20230219013913_20220831041752_dhulikhel.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:45:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20778', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank received USD 11 Billion Fund for New Financial Instruments ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to a release by the World Bank, eleven countries announced commitments totalling USD 11 billion for the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, hybrid capital mechanism, and new Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group's leveraging capability allows pledged resources to be multiplied six to eight times over 10 years, potentially reaching up to tenfold under certain conditions. These pledged resources could provide up to $70 billion in urgently needed funds to tackle cross-border challenges and advance development goals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"We worked hard to develop these new financial instruments that boost our lending capacity, multiply donor funds, and ultimately allow us to improve the lives of more people" said Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further added "The generosity of these countries is an endorsement of the progress we have made to reform the Bank. And a sign of their shared commitment to development globally." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The eleven countries including, Belgium, France, Japan, and the United States have pledged to the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, while Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom committed to hybrid capital. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Japan also committed to provide the initial contribution to the new Liveable Planet Fund. The mutual contribution by countries highlights the importance of international cooperation in addressing environmental challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group has implemented a series of reforms and developed innovative financial instruments as part of the Capital Adequacy Framework review, recommended by the G20 Expert Group. These reforms include adjusting the loan-to-equity ratio, increasing bilateral guarantee limits, maximizing callable capital benefits, introducing hybrid capital, and developing the Portfolio Guarantee Platform and Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Additionally, the World Bank Group has taken steps to develop IBRD 50-year loans at no additional cost for borrowers and reduce interest rates for projects addressing global challenges, partially funded through the Liveable Planet Fund. – ANI/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20505', 'image' => '20240422091600_World.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:15:16', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20777', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 6000 Devotees Visited Pathibhara Temple in a Single Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">April 22: Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Pathibhara Area Development Committee attributed the surge in visitors to favorable weather conditions and the timing of Chaite Dashain. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Typically, Saturdays and Tuesdays see higher numbers of devotees, according to officials.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Extra human resources had to be deployed for the management of the pilgrims on Saturday. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Committee reported a total of 168,468 worshippers in the temple throughout last year. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20504', 'image' => '20240422054419_collage (62).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 05:43:04', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20776', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Jufal Airport Resumes Operation after 53 Days of Closure ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. The airport was temporarily shut to upgrade the 185-metre-long runway which was completed at a cost of Rs 60 million, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal's engineer Bir Prasad Shahi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A Tara Air flight from Nepalgunj landed at Jufal on Sunday morning, marking the resumption of the services. Prior to this, the runway was in a dilapidated condition, posing threat to the air travelers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Jufal serves as the sole airport in Dolpa of Karnali Province, the largest district in the country. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20503', 'image' => '20240421044235_surkhet-to-dolpa-flights.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 16:41:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20775', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Gains 12.29 Points, Closing at 1984.43', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During today’s trading session, 310 scrips were traded on the NEPSE through 47,117 transactions, with a total of 6,393,245 shares changing hands, resulting in a total turnover of Rs 2.25 crores.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Gurkhas Finance Limited (GUFL) led the transaction turnover amount with a total transaction worth Rs 10 crores. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dolti Power Company Limited (DOLTI) achieved the highest gain of 9.88%, closing at a market price of Rs 487 per share. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">On the contrary, People’s Power Limited (PPL) incurred the highest loss at 7.46%, closing at a market price of Rs 608 per share.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In terms of sector indices, all sectors closed in the green territory except Banking SubIndex and Mutual Fund.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> Manufacturing and Processing experienced the highest gain of 1.90%, while Mutual Fund experienced the highest loss at 0.43%. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20502', 'image' => '20240421033020_collage (61).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 15:28:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20774', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Massive Avalanche on Mt Manaslu Triggers Safety Alert for People Living on the Banks of Budhigandaki', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Dizen Lama, a local, the avalanche fell near Birendra Lake which lies on the lap of Mt Manaslu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The disaster occurred at 9:00 am on Sunday causing the lake’s water to overflow and gush into the Budhigandaki River. The development caused a significant risk of a flash flood in the Budhigandaki River. Authorities warned that the avalanche was massive and it could cause damage to the settlements on the banks of the river in the downstream areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief of the District Police Office, Gorkha, Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak, said, that a police squad swiftly left for the site after they were reported about the occurrence of the avalanche. The increased water level in theBudhigandaki River damaged a wooden bridge built over the river. An assessment by the police team from the site suggested no immediate risk of the further damages, said SP Pathak. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief District Officer of Gorkha, Bhola Dahal, said everyone has been urged to remain alert due to the increased water flow in the Budhigandaki River and refrain from visiting the river area. Birendra Lake that lies on the foot of Mt Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak measuring 8,163 meters, is considered the origin of the Budhigandaki River. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20501', 'image' => '20240421010416_438922163_808564304638801_3312519727028162545_n.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 13:03:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20773', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Conference of Accounting Professionals Concludes with a Message of Unity among Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the closing ceremony, ICAN Executive Director Sanjay Kumar Sinha said that the conference was held to maintain the unity of accounting professionals. He informed that the two-day conference discussed in detail the course of accounting business and what were the national and international challenges.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first session on Friday, which started with an opening speech by Global IME Bank Chief Executive Officer Ratnaraj Bajracharya, delved on the topic of sustainable business strategy of small and medium industries under the moderation of Hari Bhakta Shrestha, former President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries. This was the overall fourth session after three sessions held on the opening day of the conference. Bidhyabaridhi Sigdel gave a presentation on the topic during the opening session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Surendra Shrestha, Anal Raj Bhattarai, CEO of NRN Development Fund, and Sewa Pathak, CEO of Vianet Communication, participated in a discussion during this session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There was a discussion between the representatives of regulatory bodies during the second and overall fifth session of the second day. This session was chaired by Yudharaj Oli, the former chairman of ICAN, in which the Deputy Executive Director of Securities Board of Nepal Ambika Prasad Giri, Director of Nepal Rastra Bank Rajan Dev Bhattarai, Deputy Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Birodh Wagle, Registrar of the Company Registrar's Office Deepak Kumar Pahadi, Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives Tola Raj Upadhyay, Chief Tax Officer of the Inland Revenue Department Prakash Paudel and SP Hobindra Bogti of the Central Bureau of Investigation of Nepal Police participated in the discussion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The last session of the conference, presided over by Madhuvir Pandey, former president of ICAN, discussed the issue of capacity building and future strategy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kumari Bank’s CEO Ram Chandra Khanal, Shashi Satyal, Manmohan Raj Kafle, Sweety Agarwal and Jhalak Mani Lamsal participated in the discussion in this session. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conference was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari. On the occasion, he said that auditors play an important role in economic development and prosperity of the country.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to ICAN, issues such as accounting practices, responsibility of auditors and accountants, sustainable business strategy, regulatory integration and other topics were discussed during the conference. About 900 accounting professionals from all over the country participated in the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Asmaa Resmouki, the president of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the international regulatory body of accounting professionals, also attended the conference. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As Nepal is introducing international practices in the accounting sector, ICAN said that the conference was organized with the aim of informing the stakeholders about such practices and to take their feedback.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first edition of this conference was held in 2022 under the auspices of ICAN. A total of 1300 people had participated in the conference. The second national conference was held in 2023 in which 1200 people participated.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20500', 'image' => '20240421120942_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 12:07:38', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20772', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu Found in Milk: WHO ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Avian influenza A(H5N1) first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an increase in the number of infected mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The strain has led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, with wild birds and land and marine mammals also infected. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cows and goats joined the list last month -- a surprising development for experts because they were not thought to be susceptible to this type of influenza. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">US authorities earlier this month said a person working on a dairy farm in Texas was recovering from bird flu after being exposed to cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The case in Texas is the first case of a human infected by avian influenza by a cow," said Wenqing Zhang, head of the global influenza programme at the World Health Organization. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Bird-to-cow, cow-to-cow and cow-to-bird transmission have also been registered during these current outbreaks, which suggest that the virus may have found other routes of transition than we previously understood," she told a media briefing in Geneva. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It was only the second case of a human testing positive for bird flu in the United States, and came after the virus sickened herds that were apparently exposed to wild birds. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Now we see multiple herds of cows affected in an increasing number of US states, which shows a further step of the virus spillover to mammals," Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The virus has also been detected in milk from infected animals." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang said there was a "very high virus concentration in raw milk", but experts were still investigating exactly how long the virus is able to survive in milk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Texas health department has said the cattle infections do not present a concern for the commercial milk supply, as dairies are required to destroy milk from sick cows. Pasteurisation also kills the virus. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is important for people to ensure safe food practices, including consuming only pasteurised milk and milk products," said Zhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">- Recent human cases mild - </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">From 2003 to April 1 this year, the WHO said it had recorded 463 deaths from 889 human cases across 23 countries, putting the case fatality rate at 52 percent. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang noted that the human cases recorded in Europe and the United States in the past few years -- since the virus surged -- have been mild cases. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, there is no evidence that A(H5N1) is spreading between humans. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">And Zhang stressed that the A(H5N1) viruses identified in cows and in the human case in Texas showed no increased adaptation to mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As for potential vaccines, if required, Zhang said there were some in the pipeline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Having candidate vaccine viruses ready allows us to be prepared to quickly produce vaccines for humans, if this becomes necessary," she said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"For this particular H5N1 virus detected in dairy cows, there are a couple of candidate vaccine viruses available." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the case of a pandemic, there are close to 20 influenza vaccines licensed for pandemic use and they could be tailored with the specific virus strain in circulation, she said. – AFP/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20499', 'image' => '20240421111652_20240117114238_WHO.jpg.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 11:16:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20770', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 31,000 Foreign Tourists Visited Ghodepani Last Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px">April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. <br /> According to Tourist Police Post, Ghodepani, 31,439 tourists visited the area in a year. The Tourist Police Post keeps record of foreign tourists entering and leaving Ghodepani. However, the post does not keep the record of domestic tourists visiting the area. <br /> A total of 25,279 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area while 6,160 tourists went to other places via Ghodepani last year, said senior head constable at the Ghodepani Police Post, Tek Bahadur Magar. <br /> The highest number of foreign tourists visited Ghodepani in the month of Chait (mid-March to mid-April), which stood at 5,849. <br /> Similarly, 4,414 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area in Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May), 1,281 in Jeth (mid-May to mid-June), 441 in Asar (mid-June to mid-July), 947 in Saun (mid-July to mid-August), 972 in Bhadau (mid-August to mid-September), 4,298 in Asoj (mid-September to mid-October), 4,357 in Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), 3,199 in Mangsir (mid-November to mid-December), 1,627 in Push (mid-December to mid-January), 1,577 in Magh (mid-January to mid-February) and 2,477 in Falgun (mid-February to mid-March). <br /> Likewise, 26,301 foreign tourists had visited Ghodepani in 2079 BS. Hotel entrepreneur Juli Thakuri Pun said the increasing number of tourists visiting Ghodepani area has raised hope among the hotel entrepreneurs. <br /> The arrival of domestic tourists has also increased due to favourable weather and school vacation, she added. Around 60,000-70,000 tourists used to visit Ghodepani annually before the coronavirus pandemic. <br /> Tourists arrive at Poon Hill and Ghodepani to see sunrise as well as panoramic view of rhododendron forest and mountains. There are 27 small and big hotels at Ghodepani. Poon Hill lies at a distance of one hour trek from Ghodepani at 3,210 meters above sea level. <br /> A domestic tourist has to pay Rs 50 while foreign tourist Rs 150 to enter Poon Hill area. One can see panoramic view of Dhaulagiri, Sisne, Gurja, Manapathi, Nilgiri, Annapurna, Machhapuchhre and Manaslu mountains from Poon Hill. -- RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => 'Ghodepani, Poon Hill, trekking, tourism, Nepal', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20497', 'image' => '20240421101244_20240420090559_20151117032323_Baglung-Tourist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 10:11:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20769', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '265 Cottage and Small Industries Shut Down in Banke', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. ', 'content' => '<p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">April 20: As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">While only a small number of these closures were officially registered, the majority, amounting to 165, occurred due to failure to renew licenses on time, according to Kashilal Adhikari, Information Officer at the Office of Cottage and Small Industries in Banke.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 105 enterprises registered under industry and 160 under commerce firms were shut down, informed Adhikari, adding that industrialists often cite their family issues as a reason for closing down their industries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> It may be noted that the district had recorded closure of 160 cottage and small industries in the last fiscal year, 2022/23. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Various factors have contributed to the shutdown of small scale industries such as COVID-19 pandemic's lingering impact, high interest rate of banks, liquidity crisis, said Madhu Khadka, President of the Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries, Banke's Chapter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Closures of many small-scale industries have resulted into displacement of many entrepreneurs from Nepalgunj. (RSS) </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20496', 'image' => '20240421062719_collage (60).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 06:25:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20767', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Govt Collects Royalties of Over Rs 500 Million from Climbers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Department of Tourism informed RSS that it collected Rs 505 million from 352 persons who were issued climbing permit to scale the world's highest peak, Mt Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Director of the Adventure Tourism and Mountaineering Section under the department, Rakesh Gurung, informed that the number of adventure tourists grew significantly this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The department said that a total of 352 mountaineers from 33 expeditions including 65 women and 287 men have been issued permits to climb Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Last year, a total of 478 climbers – the maximum number ever – were issued permits to climb Everest. The department collected revenue of Rs 760 million last year, while it has collected Rs 505 million so far this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung estimated that some Rs 500 to Rs 700 million more revenue could be generated this year as the season has just started. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has collected royalties by issuing permits for climbing 24 peaks, including Everest. The highest peak is the source of most of the revenue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"This spring, Sagarmatha ascent is encouraging. The number of climbers has reached more than 352 by April 19. The number of climbers could increase to over 400," Gurung shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The mountaineering regulation, 2059 has provision to impose Rs 1.1 million from each foreign climber during the spring season for climbing Everest, while each Nepali needs to pay Rs 75,000. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A foreign climber spends at least Rs 3 to 10 million for climbing Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Major source of income in tourism sector comes from revenue on mountain climbing. Spring season is best time for climbing mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In addition to the highest peak of the world, climbers have also been issued permits to climb Makalu, Annapurna, Kanchanjungha, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse Amadablam, Jugal among other mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Currently, the Sherpa climbers are mobilized to prepare the trail with rope fixing. The route up to second base camp of the Sagarmatha is already fixed by the Sherpas also known as ‘icefall doctors’. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-20', 'modified' => '2024-04-20', 'keywords' => 'Everest, mountain, climbing, Nepal, season, spring, royalties', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20494', 'image' => '20240420085641_369154-01-02.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-20 20:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20766', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 400,000 Tourists Visited Mustang by Road Last Year', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The statistics show that 414,280 domestic and foreign tourists visited Mustang during the review period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The number of domestic tourists entering Mustang via road stood at 335,466, including 220,724 male and 114,742 female, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhojraj Pandey, the chief of the District Police Office, Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, DSP Pandey said 78,814 foreigners visited Mustang during the review period. Among them, 72,756 were from the SAARC countries while 6058 were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">According to him, 38,821 males and 33,935 females from SAARC countries visited Mustang during the review period. Similarly, 3,648 male and 2,410 female visitors from countries other than the SAARC member countries visited Mustang in the same period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The data shows that 11,484 tourists arrived in Mustang via air. Among them, 1,679 were domestic tourists (1,134 males and 545 females) while 8,055 (including 3,767 males and 4,288 females) were from the SAARC countries and 1,750 visitors (886 males and 864 females) were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Often referred to as the district beyond the Himalayas, Mustang is a prime tourism destination known for its iconic desert-like landscape. The bare mountains, Himalayan climate, culture and lifestyle, lakes, monasteries, Muktinath temple, caves are the major attractions of Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Inflow of tourists to the religious and tourist places of Mustang including Muktinath, Jomsom, Kagbeni, Lo Manthang, Marpha, Thini, Dhumba Lake has gradually started increasing since last year, according to local tourism entrepreneurs.</span> -- <span style="font-size:16.0pt">RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-19', 'modified' => '2024-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20493', 'image' => '20240419081925_20230724112952_20220424035529_istockphoto-534638391-612x612.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-19 20:18:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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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According to the data of the department, 189,760 units of smart watches were imported during the review period.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the same period last year, the county imported 212,409 units of smart watches worth Rs 323.31 million. Compared to the same period last year, the import of smart watches decreased by 10 percent in volume and 20 percent in value this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the review period, Nepal imported smart watches from China, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the USA, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Portugal, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Lebanon, Qatar, the Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Jordan and other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal imports most of the smart watches from China. In the review period, Nepal imported smart watches worth Rs 213 million from China alone. Similarly, the country imported smart watches worth Rs 29.8 million from India.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20510', 'image' => '20240422113727_20240305113859_sm.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 11:36:46', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20782', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Fire Incidents Increasing Across Country with Prevalence of Dry Condition ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. The increasing heat and dry condition have led to the growing incidences of fire in various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">News reports of livestock, food grains and properties destroyed by infernos have been received from various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A report from Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, stated that a fire spread to nine villages from Rohini rural municipality-6 in Rupandehi district on Saturday night, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police Manohar Bhatta, the spokesperson for the District Police Office Rupandehi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that started from a stalk of dry wheat was fanned by winds and it spread to Bishnupura, Parsa, Buchi, Barawa, Tarkulaha, Kotahawa, Chamkipur and Piprahawa. Although there were no human casualties due to the fire, 40 houses were destroyed and 39 goats killed in the fire, said DSP Bhatta. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire was brought under control in the evening with the joint efforts of the police, the Armed Police Force, the Nepalese Army and the locals, using the fire engine of the Devdaha municipality. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Spokesperson Bhatta said fire incidents have been reported from throughout the district. A fire at Gaidahawa rural municipality destroyed properties worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A news report from Tamghas, Gulmi said 28 structures, including houses, shops and cowsheds were destroyed by a fire that spread from a forest in Gulmi district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that raged from Friday until Saturday night razed the houses and cowsheds at Isma rural municipality's wards 1, 2 and 4, and at Gulmidurbar rural municipality, said Shankar Prasad Pokhrel, the spokesperson for the District Police Office, Gulmi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the fire that started at the Rani community forest at Sindukha, Isma rural municipality-2 spread to the settlements. The fire destroyed houses and animal sheds belonging to 15 persons at Hastichaur, killing a dozen cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, fire that spread out from the nearby forest partially damaged an electricity substation at Birbas, Gulmidarbar rural municipality-4 on Friday. Security personnel and locals brought the fire under control and prevented the substation from becoming fully-destroyed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire caused damage worth around Rs 20 million to the substation, police said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, a news report from Birgunj, Parsa said fire that spread from a wheat field across the border in India burnt thatched roof houses and food grains as well as crops of farmers at Bhalamahiya settlement , Chhipaharmai rural municipality-1 in Parsa district. The disaster damaged properties and food grains worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, it has been learnt. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is said the fire that started in the wheat field across the border in India at 3.00 pm on Saturday spread to the settlement and burnt the wheat crop, hay, chicken farm and the houses of 15 farmers. The inferno caused damage worth more than one million rupees, police said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20509', 'image' => '20240422110042_20230429095055_20230421125013_GopalKa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:59:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20780', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Halts Entry of Tea from Nepal Demanding 100% Lab Test Report', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the Indian customs used to allow the entry of tea produced in Nepal after presenting lab test report of 5 to 20 percent of randomly selected samples.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The absence of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal poses challenges for exporting tea and other agricultural products from the Mechi Customs, as they must undergo testing in Kolkata, India. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Udaya Chapagain, president of the Nepal Tea Producers Association and a tea industrialist, complained that India has been consistently creating obstacles to the export of tea produced in Nepal due to the lack of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chapagain mentioned that the Tea Council of India's demand for quality checks three years ago caused a week-long blockade of tea exports from Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ram Prasad Regmi, Chief Customs Officer of Mechi Customs, reported that trucks carrying Nepalese tea cleared by Nepal have been barred entry to India since Thursday. Upon inquiry by the Nepali side, Indian customs officials revealed that the customs clearance process would require submission of lab test reports. As conducting 100% lab testing immediately is unfeasible, Regmi and his team are exploring ways to facilitate the entry of Nepalese tea trucks into India.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Annually, Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3 billion to India. A halt in exports would adversely affect tea-producing farmers, cooperatives, and tea traders of Nepal. Indian traders purchase 80% of Nepal's tea and sell them under various brands domestically and internationally. Nepal exports the remaining 20% of tea to China, Japan, Germany, the United States, Australia, Russia, and the Gulf countries.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20507', 'image' => '20240422103552_20231210103048_20230207042911_Tea.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:35:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20779', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stakeholders Agree to Resume Expansion of Banepa-Budol Section of Araniko Highway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The local authorities and the writ petitioners have agreed to resume the expansion work of the Banepa-Budol section under the project that has been stalled for the past one and a half months.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The construction work has come to a halt since more than 45 days following an order from the Patan High Court to put off all the works, including the construction of culvert, along the Banepa-Budol section. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the understanding reached between the stakeholders, the writ petitioners have agreed to withdraw the case immediately.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The agreement was reached at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chair of District Coordination Committee, Kavrepalanchowk, Rim Bahadur Tamang on Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the meeting agreed to divert the water from the under-construction culvert to the Chandeshwari rivulet through a separate drain within the road boundary without passing it through individual land. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chief District Officer Rudra Devi Sharma confirmed that the dispute stalling the construction has been resolved following the agreement to withdraw the court case. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that thirteen people from Budol of Banepa municipality-6 had filed a writ petition on March 3 against the Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bardibas Road Project Office Bhaktapur, project chief Rajendra Das and Banepa-based ward offices 6 and 7. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Two separate contracts for the expansion of Suryabinyak-Sanga and Sanga-Dhulikhel road sections were signed on March 2023 at the cost of Rs 4.56 billion. As per the agreement, the projects should be completed within three years. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20506', 'image' => '20240422094557_20230219013913_20220831041752_dhulikhel.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:45:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20778', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank received USD 11 Billion Fund for New Financial Instruments ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to a release by the World Bank, eleven countries announced commitments totalling USD 11 billion for the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, hybrid capital mechanism, and new Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group's leveraging capability allows pledged resources to be multiplied six to eight times over 10 years, potentially reaching up to tenfold under certain conditions. These pledged resources could provide up to $70 billion in urgently needed funds to tackle cross-border challenges and advance development goals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"We worked hard to develop these new financial instruments that boost our lending capacity, multiply donor funds, and ultimately allow us to improve the lives of more people" said Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further added "The generosity of these countries is an endorsement of the progress we have made to reform the Bank. And a sign of their shared commitment to development globally." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The eleven countries including, Belgium, France, Japan, and the United States have pledged to the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, while Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom committed to hybrid capital. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Japan also committed to provide the initial contribution to the new Liveable Planet Fund. The mutual contribution by countries highlights the importance of international cooperation in addressing environmental challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group has implemented a series of reforms and developed innovative financial instruments as part of the Capital Adequacy Framework review, recommended by the G20 Expert Group. These reforms include adjusting the loan-to-equity ratio, increasing bilateral guarantee limits, maximizing callable capital benefits, introducing hybrid capital, and developing the Portfolio Guarantee Platform and Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Additionally, the World Bank Group has taken steps to develop IBRD 50-year loans at no additional cost for borrowers and reduce interest rates for projects addressing global challenges, partially funded through the Liveable Planet Fund. – ANI/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20505', 'image' => '20240422091600_World.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:15:16', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20777', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 6000 Devotees Visited Pathibhara Temple in a Single Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">April 22: Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Pathibhara Area Development Committee attributed the surge in visitors to favorable weather conditions and the timing of Chaite Dashain. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Typically, Saturdays and Tuesdays see higher numbers of devotees, according to officials.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Extra human resources had to be deployed for the management of the pilgrims on Saturday. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Committee reported a total of 168,468 worshippers in the temple throughout last year. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20504', 'image' => '20240422054419_collage (62).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 05:43:04', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20776', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Jufal Airport Resumes Operation after 53 Days of Closure ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. The airport was temporarily shut to upgrade the 185-metre-long runway which was completed at a cost of Rs 60 million, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal's engineer Bir Prasad Shahi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A Tara Air flight from Nepalgunj landed at Jufal on Sunday morning, marking the resumption of the services. Prior to this, the runway was in a dilapidated condition, posing threat to the air travelers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Jufal serves as the sole airport in Dolpa of Karnali Province, the largest district in the country. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20503', 'image' => '20240421044235_surkhet-to-dolpa-flights.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 16:41:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20775', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Gains 12.29 Points, Closing at 1984.43', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During today’s trading session, 310 scrips were traded on the NEPSE through 47,117 transactions, with a total of 6,393,245 shares changing hands, resulting in a total turnover of Rs 2.25 crores.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Gurkhas Finance Limited (GUFL) led the transaction turnover amount with a total transaction worth Rs 10 crores. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dolti Power Company Limited (DOLTI) achieved the highest gain of 9.88%, closing at a market price of Rs 487 per share. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">On the contrary, People’s Power Limited (PPL) incurred the highest loss at 7.46%, closing at a market price of Rs 608 per share.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In terms of sector indices, all sectors closed in the green territory except Banking SubIndex and Mutual Fund.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> Manufacturing and Processing experienced the highest gain of 1.90%, while Mutual Fund experienced the highest loss at 0.43%. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20502', 'image' => '20240421033020_collage (61).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 15:28:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20774', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Massive Avalanche on Mt Manaslu Triggers Safety Alert for People Living on the Banks of Budhigandaki', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Dizen Lama, a local, the avalanche fell near Birendra Lake which lies on the lap of Mt Manaslu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The disaster occurred at 9:00 am on Sunday causing the lake’s water to overflow and gush into the Budhigandaki River. The development caused a significant risk of a flash flood in the Budhigandaki River. Authorities warned that the avalanche was massive and it could cause damage to the settlements on the banks of the river in the downstream areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief of the District Police Office, Gorkha, Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak, said, that a police squad swiftly left for the site after they were reported about the occurrence of the avalanche. The increased water level in theBudhigandaki River damaged a wooden bridge built over the river. An assessment by the police team from the site suggested no immediate risk of the further damages, said SP Pathak. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief District Officer of Gorkha, Bhola Dahal, said everyone has been urged to remain alert due to the increased water flow in the Budhigandaki River and refrain from visiting the river area. Birendra Lake that lies on the foot of Mt Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak measuring 8,163 meters, is considered the origin of the Budhigandaki River. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20501', 'image' => '20240421010416_438922163_808564304638801_3312519727028162545_n.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 13:03:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20773', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Conference of Accounting Professionals Concludes with a Message of Unity among Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the closing ceremony, ICAN Executive Director Sanjay Kumar Sinha said that the conference was held to maintain the unity of accounting professionals. He informed that the two-day conference discussed in detail the course of accounting business and what were the national and international challenges.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first session on Friday, which started with an opening speech by Global IME Bank Chief Executive Officer Ratnaraj Bajracharya, delved on the topic of sustainable business strategy of small and medium industries under the moderation of Hari Bhakta Shrestha, former President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries. This was the overall fourth session after three sessions held on the opening day of the conference. Bidhyabaridhi Sigdel gave a presentation on the topic during the opening session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Surendra Shrestha, Anal Raj Bhattarai, CEO of NRN Development Fund, and Sewa Pathak, CEO of Vianet Communication, participated in a discussion during this session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There was a discussion between the representatives of regulatory bodies during the second and overall fifth session of the second day. This session was chaired by Yudharaj Oli, the former chairman of ICAN, in which the Deputy Executive Director of Securities Board of Nepal Ambika Prasad Giri, Director of Nepal Rastra Bank Rajan Dev Bhattarai, Deputy Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Birodh Wagle, Registrar of the Company Registrar's Office Deepak Kumar Pahadi, Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives Tola Raj Upadhyay, Chief Tax Officer of the Inland Revenue Department Prakash Paudel and SP Hobindra Bogti of the Central Bureau of Investigation of Nepal Police participated in the discussion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The last session of the conference, presided over by Madhuvir Pandey, former president of ICAN, discussed the issue of capacity building and future strategy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kumari Bank’s CEO Ram Chandra Khanal, Shashi Satyal, Manmohan Raj Kafle, Sweety Agarwal and Jhalak Mani Lamsal participated in the discussion in this session. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conference was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari. On the occasion, he said that auditors play an important role in economic development and prosperity of the country.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to ICAN, issues such as accounting practices, responsibility of auditors and accountants, sustainable business strategy, regulatory integration and other topics were discussed during the conference. About 900 accounting professionals from all over the country participated in the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Asmaa Resmouki, the president of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the international regulatory body of accounting professionals, also attended the conference. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As Nepal is introducing international practices in the accounting sector, ICAN said that the conference was organized with the aim of informing the stakeholders about such practices and to take their feedback.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first edition of this conference was held in 2022 under the auspices of ICAN. A total of 1300 people had participated in the conference. The second national conference was held in 2023 in which 1200 people participated.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20500', 'image' => '20240421120942_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 12:07:38', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20772', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu Found in Milk: WHO ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Avian influenza A(H5N1) first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an increase in the number of infected mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The strain has led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, with wild birds and land and marine mammals also infected. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cows and goats joined the list last month -- a surprising development for experts because they were not thought to be susceptible to this type of influenza. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">US authorities earlier this month said a person working on a dairy farm in Texas was recovering from bird flu after being exposed to cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The case in Texas is the first case of a human infected by avian influenza by a cow," said Wenqing Zhang, head of the global influenza programme at the World Health Organization. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Bird-to-cow, cow-to-cow and cow-to-bird transmission have also been registered during these current outbreaks, which suggest that the virus may have found other routes of transition than we previously understood," she told a media briefing in Geneva. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It was only the second case of a human testing positive for bird flu in the United States, and came after the virus sickened herds that were apparently exposed to wild birds. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Now we see multiple herds of cows affected in an increasing number of US states, which shows a further step of the virus spillover to mammals," Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The virus has also been detected in milk from infected animals." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang said there was a "very high virus concentration in raw milk", but experts were still investigating exactly how long the virus is able to survive in milk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Texas health department has said the cattle infections do not present a concern for the commercial milk supply, as dairies are required to destroy milk from sick cows. Pasteurisation also kills the virus. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is important for people to ensure safe food practices, including consuming only pasteurised milk and milk products," said Zhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">- Recent human cases mild - </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">From 2003 to April 1 this year, the WHO said it had recorded 463 deaths from 889 human cases across 23 countries, putting the case fatality rate at 52 percent. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang noted that the human cases recorded in Europe and the United States in the past few years -- since the virus surged -- have been mild cases. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, there is no evidence that A(H5N1) is spreading between humans. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">And Zhang stressed that the A(H5N1) viruses identified in cows and in the human case in Texas showed no increased adaptation to mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As for potential vaccines, if required, Zhang said there were some in the pipeline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Having candidate vaccine viruses ready allows us to be prepared to quickly produce vaccines for humans, if this becomes necessary," she said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"For this particular H5N1 virus detected in dairy cows, there are a couple of candidate vaccine viruses available." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the case of a pandemic, there are close to 20 influenza vaccines licensed for pandemic use and they could be tailored with the specific virus strain in circulation, she said. – AFP/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20499', 'image' => '20240421111652_20240117114238_WHO.jpg.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 11:16:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20770', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 31,000 Foreign Tourists Visited Ghodepani Last Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px">April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. <br /> According to Tourist Police Post, Ghodepani, 31,439 tourists visited the area in a year. The Tourist Police Post keeps record of foreign tourists entering and leaving Ghodepani. However, the post does not keep the record of domestic tourists visiting the area. <br /> A total of 25,279 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area while 6,160 tourists went to other places via Ghodepani last year, said senior head constable at the Ghodepani Police Post, Tek Bahadur Magar. <br /> The highest number of foreign tourists visited Ghodepani in the month of Chait (mid-March to mid-April), which stood at 5,849. <br /> Similarly, 4,414 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area in Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May), 1,281 in Jeth (mid-May to mid-June), 441 in Asar (mid-June to mid-July), 947 in Saun (mid-July to mid-August), 972 in Bhadau (mid-August to mid-September), 4,298 in Asoj (mid-September to mid-October), 4,357 in Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), 3,199 in Mangsir (mid-November to mid-December), 1,627 in Push (mid-December to mid-January), 1,577 in Magh (mid-January to mid-February) and 2,477 in Falgun (mid-February to mid-March). <br /> Likewise, 26,301 foreign tourists had visited Ghodepani in 2079 BS. Hotel entrepreneur Juli Thakuri Pun said the increasing number of tourists visiting Ghodepani area has raised hope among the hotel entrepreneurs. <br /> The arrival of domestic tourists has also increased due to favourable weather and school vacation, she added. Around 60,000-70,000 tourists used to visit Ghodepani annually before the coronavirus pandemic. <br /> Tourists arrive at Poon Hill and Ghodepani to see sunrise as well as panoramic view of rhododendron forest and mountains. There are 27 small and big hotels at Ghodepani. Poon Hill lies at a distance of one hour trek from Ghodepani at 3,210 meters above sea level. <br /> A domestic tourist has to pay Rs 50 while foreign tourist Rs 150 to enter Poon Hill area. One can see panoramic view of Dhaulagiri, Sisne, Gurja, Manapathi, Nilgiri, Annapurna, Machhapuchhre and Manaslu mountains from Poon Hill. -- RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => 'Ghodepani, Poon Hill, trekking, tourism, Nepal', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20497', 'image' => '20240421101244_20240420090559_20151117032323_Baglung-Tourist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 10:11:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20769', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '265 Cottage and Small Industries Shut Down in Banke', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. ', 'content' => '<p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">April 20: As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">While only a small number of these closures were officially registered, the majority, amounting to 165, occurred due to failure to renew licenses on time, according to Kashilal Adhikari, Information Officer at the Office of Cottage and Small Industries in Banke.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 105 enterprises registered under industry and 160 under commerce firms were shut down, informed Adhikari, adding that industrialists often cite their family issues as a reason for closing down their industries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> It may be noted that the district had recorded closure of 160 cottage and small industries in the last fiscal year, 2022/23. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Various factors have contributed to the shutdown of small scale industries such as COVID-19 pandemic's lingering impact, high interest rate of banks, liquidity crisis, said Madhu Khadka, President of the Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries, Banke's Chapter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Closures of many small-scale industries have resulted into displacement of many entrepreneurs from Nepalgunj. (RSS) </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20496', 'image' => '20240421062719_collage (60).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 06:25:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20767', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Govt Collects Royalties of Over Rs 500 Million from Climbers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Department of Tourism informed RSS that it collected Rs 505 million from 352 persons who were issued climbing permit to scale the world's highest peak, Mt Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Director of the Adventure Tourism and Mountaineering Section under the department, Rakesh Gurung, informed that the number of adventure tourists grew significantly this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The department said that a total of 352 mountaineers from 33 expeditions including 65 women and 287 men have been issued permits to climb Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Last year, a total of 478 climbers – the maximum number ever – were issued permits to climb Everest. The department collected revenue of Rs 760 million last year, while it has collected Rs 505 million so far this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung estimated that some Rs 500 to Rs 700 million more revenue could be generated this year as the season has just started. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has collected royalties by issuing permits for climbing 24 peaks, including Everest. The highest peak is the source of most of the revenue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"This spring, Sagarmatha ascent is encouraging. The number of climbers has reached more than 352 by April 19. The number of climbers could increase to over 400," Gurung shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The mountaineering regulation, 2059 has provision to impose Rs 1.1 million from each foreign climber during the spring season for climbing Everest, while each Nepali needs to pay Rs 75,000. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A foreign climber spends at least Rs 3 to 10 million for climbing Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Major source of income in tourism sector comes from revenue on mountain climbing. Spring season is best time for climbing mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In addition to the highest peak of the world, climbers have also been issued permits to climb Makalu, Annapurna, Kanchanjungha, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse Amadablam, Jugal among other mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Currently, the Sherpa climbers are mobilized to prepare the trail with rope fixing. The route up to second base camp of the Sagarmatha is already fixed by the Sherpas also known as ‘icefall doctors’. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-20', 'modified' => '2024-04-20', 'keywords' => 'Everest, mountain, climbing, Nepal, season, spring, royalties', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20494', 'image' => '20240420085641_369154-01-02.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-20 20:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20766', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 400,000 Tourists Visited Mustang by Road Last Year', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The statistics show that 414,280 domestic and foreign tourists visited Mustang during the review period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The number of domestic tourists entering Mustang via road stood at 335,466, including 220,724 male and 114,742 female, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhojraj Pandey, the chief of the District Police Office, Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, DSP Pandey said 78,814 foreigners visited Mustang during the review period. Among them, 72,756 were from the SAARC countries while 6058 were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">According to him, 38,821 males and 33,935 females from SAARC countries visited Mustang during the review period. Similarly, 3,648 male and 2,410 female visitors from countries other than the SAARC member countries visited Mustang in the same period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The data shows that 11,484 tourists arrived in Mustang via air. Among them, 1,679 were domestic tourists (1,134 males and 545 females) while 8,055 (including 3,767 males and 4,288 females) were from the SAARC countries and 1,750 visitors (886 males and 864 females) were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Often referred to as the district beyond the Himalayas, Mustang is a prime tourism destination known for its iconic desert-like landscape. The bare mountains, Himalayan climate, culture and lifestyle, lakes, monasteries, Muktinath temple, caves are the major attractions of Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Inflow of tourists to the religious and tourist places of Mustang including Muktinath, Jomsom, Kagbeni, Lo Manthang, Marpha, Thini, Dhumba Lake has gradually started increasing since last year, according to local tourism entrepreneurs.</span> -- <span style="font-size:16.0pt">RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-19', 'modified' => '2024-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20493', 'image' => '20240419081925_20230724112952_20220424035529_istockphoto-534638391-612x612.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-19 20:18:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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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According to the data of the department, 189,760 units of smart watches were imported during the review period.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the same period last year, the county imported 212,409 units of smart watches worth Rs 323.31 million. Compared to the same period last year, the import of smart watches decreased by 10 percent in volume and 20 percent in value this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the review period, Nepal imported smart watches from China, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the USA, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Portugal, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Lebanon, Qatar, the Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Jordan and other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal imports most of the smart watches from China. In the review period, Nepal imported smart watches worth Rs 213 million from China alone. Similarly, the country imported smart watches worth Rs 29.8 million from India.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20510', 'image' => '20240422113727_20240305113859_sm.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 11:36:46', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20782', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Fire Incidents Increasing Across Country with Prevalence of Dry Condition ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. The increasing heat and dry condition have led to the growing incidences of fire in various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">News reports of livestock, food grains and properties destroyed by infernos have been received from various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A report from Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, stated that a fire spread to nine villages from Rohini rural municipality-6 in Rupandehi district on Saturday night, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police Manohar Bhatta, the spokesperson for the District Police Office Rupandehi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that started from a stalk of dry wheat was fanned by winds and it spread to Bishnupura, Parsa, Buchi, Barawa, Tarkulaha, Kotahawa, Chamkipur and Piprahawa. Although there were no human casualties due to the fire, 40 houses were destroyed and 39 goats killed in the fire, said DSP Bhatta. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire was brought under control in the evening with the joint efforts of the police, the Armed Police Force, the Nepalese Army and the locals, using the fire engine of the Devdaha municipality. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Spokesperson Bhatta said fire incidents have been reported from throughout the district. A fire at Gaidahawa rural municipality destroyed properties worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A news report from Tamghas, Gulmi said 28 structures, including houses, shops and cowsheds were destroyed by a fire that spread from a forest in Gulmi district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that raged from Friday until Saturday night razed the houses and cowsheds at Isma rural municipality's wards 1, 2 and 4, and at Gulmidurbar rural municipality, said Shankar Prasad Pokhrel, the spokesperson for the District Police Office, Gulmi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the fire that started at the Rani community forest at Sindukha, Isma rural municipality-2 spread to the settlements. The fire destroyed houses and animal sheds belonging to 15 persons at Hastichaur, killing a dozen cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, fire that spread out from the nearby forest partially damaged an electricity substation at Birbas, Gulmidarbar rural municipality-4 on Friday. Security personnel and locals brought the fire under control and prevented the substation from becoming fully-destroyed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire caused damage worth around Rs 20 million to the substation, police said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, a news report from Birgunj, Parsa said fire that spread from a wheat field across the border in India burnt thatched roof houses and food grains as well as crops of farmers at Bhalamahiya settlement , Chhipaharmai rural municipality-1 in Parsa district. The disaster damaged properties and food grains worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, it has been learnt. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is said the fire that started in the wheat field across the border in India at 3.00 pm on Saturday spread to the settlement and burnt the wheat crop, hay, chicken farm and the houses of 15 farmers. The inferno caused damage worth more than one million rupees, police said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20509', 'image' => '20240422110042_20230429095055_20230421125013_GopalKa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:59:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20780', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Halts Entry of Tea from Nepal Demanding 100% Lab Test Report', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the Indian customs used to allow the entry of tea produced in Nepal after presenting lab test report of 5 to 20 percent of randomly selected samples.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The absence of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal poses challenges for exporting tea and other agricultural products from the Mechi Customs, as they must undergo testing in Kolkata, India. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Udaya Chapagain, president of the Nepal Tea Producers Association and a tea industrialist, complained that India has been consistently creating obstacles to the export of tea produced in Nepal due to the lack of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chapagain mentioned that the Tea Council of India's demand for quality checks three years ago caused a week-long blockade of tea exports from Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ram Prasad Regmi, Chief Customs Officer of Mechi Customs, reported that trucks carrying Nepalese tea cleared by Nepal have been barred entry to India since Thursday. Upon inquiry by the Nepali side, Indian customs officials revealed that the customs clearance process would require submission of lab test reports. As conducting 100% lab testing immediately is unfeasible, Regmi and his team are exploring ways to facilitate the entry of Nepalese tea trucks into India.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Annually, Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3 billion to India. A halt in exports would adversely affect tea-producing farmers, cooperatives, and tea traders of Nepal. Indian traders purchase 80% of Nepal's tea and sell them under various brands domestically and internationally. Nepal exports the remaining 20% of tea to China, Japan, Germany, the United States, Australia, Russia, and the Gulf countries.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20507', 'image' => '20240422103552_20231210103048_20230207042911_Tea.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:35:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20779', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stakeholders Agree to Resume Expansion of Banepa-Budol Section of Araniko Highway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The local authorities and the writ petitioners have agreed to resume the expansion work of the Banepa-Budol section under the project that has been stalled for the past one and a half months.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The construction work has come to a halt since more than 45 days following an order from the Patan High Court to put off all the works, including the construction of culvert, along the Banepa-Budol section. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the understanding reached between the stakeholders, the writ petitioners have agreed to withdraw the case immediately.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The agreement was reached at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chair of District Coordination Committee, Kavrepalanchowk, Rim Bahadur Tamang on Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the meeting agreed to divert the water from the under-construction culvert to the Chandeshwari rivulet through a separate drain within the road boundary without passing it through individual land. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chief District Officer Rudra Devi Sharma confirmed that the dispute stalling the construction has been resolved following the agreement to withdraw the court case. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that thirteen people from Budol of Banepa municipality-6 had filed a writ petition on March 3 against the Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bardibas Road Project Office Bhaktapur, project chief Rajendra Das and Banepa-based ward offices 6 and 7. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Two separate contracts for the expansion of Suryabinyak-Sanga and Sanga-Dhulikhel road sections were signed on March 2023 at the cost of Rs 4.56 billion. As per the agreement, the projects should be completed within three years. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20506', 'image' => '20240422094557_20230219013913_20220831041752_dhulikhel.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:45:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20778', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank received USD 11 Billion Fund for New Financial Instruments ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to a release by the World Bank, eleven countries announced commitments totalling USD 11 billion for the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, hybrid capital mechanism, and new Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group's leveraging capability allows pledged resources to be multiplied six to eight times over 10 years, potentially reaching up to tenfold under certain conditions. These pledged resources could provide up to $70 billion in urgently needed funds to tackle cross-border challenges and advance development goals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"We worked hard to develop these new financial instruments that boost our lending capacity, multiply donor funds, and ultimately allow us to improve the lives of more people" said Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further added "The generosity of these countries is an endorsement of the progress we have made to reform the Bank. And a sign of their shared commitment to development globally." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The eleven countries including, Belgium, France, Japan, and the United States have pledged to the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, while Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom committed to hybrid capital. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Japan also committed to provide the initial contribution to the new Liveable Planet Fund. The mutual contribution by countries highlights the importance of international cooperation in addressing environmental challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group has implemented a series of reforms and developed innovative financial instruments as part of the Capital Adequacy Framework review, recommended by the G20 Expert Group. These reforms include adjusting the loan-to-equity ratio, increasing bilateral guarantee limits, maximizing callable capital benefits, introducing hybrid capital, and developing the Portfolio Guarantee Platform and Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Additionally, the World Bank Group has taken steps to develop IBRD 50-year loans at no additional cost for borrowers and reduce interest rates for projects addressing global challenges, partially funded through the Liveable Planet Fund. – ANI/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20505', 'image' => '20240422091600_World.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:15:16', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20777', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 6000 Devotees Visited Pathibhara Temple in a Single Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">April 22: Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Pathibhara Area Development Committee attributed the surge in visitors to favorable weather conditions and the timing of Chaite Dashain. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Typically, Saturdays and Tuesdays see higher numbers of devotees, according to officials.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Extra human resources had to be deployed for the management of the pilgrims on Saturday. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Committee reported a total of 168,468 worshippers in the temple throughout last year. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20504', 'image' => '20240422054419_collage (62).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 05:43:04', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20776', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Jufal Airport Resumes Operation after 53 Days of Closure ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. The airport was temporarily shut to upgrade the 185-metre-long runway which was completed at a cost of Rs 60 million, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal's engineer Bir Prasad Shahi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A Tara Air flight from Nepalgunj landed at Jufal on Sunday morning, marking the resumption of the services. Prior to this, the runway was in a dilapidated condition, posing threat to the air travelers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Jufal serves as the sole airport in Dolpa of Karnali Province, the largest district in the country. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20503', 'image' => '20240421044235_surkhet-to-dolpa-flights.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 16:41:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20775', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Gains 12.29 Points, Closing at 1984.43', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During today’s trading session, 310 scrips were traded on the NEPSE through 47,117 transactions, with a total of 6,393,245 shares changing hands, resulting in a total turnover of Rs 2.25 crores.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Gurkhas Finance Limited (GUFL) led the transaction turnover amount with a total transaction worth Rs 10 crores. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dolti Power Company Limited (DOLTI) achieved the highest gain of 9.88%, closing at a market price of Rs 487 per share. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">On the contrary, People’s Power Limited (PPL) incurred the highest loss at 7.46%, closing at a market price of Rs 608 per share.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In terms of sector indices, all sectors closed in the green territory except Banking SubIndex and Mutual Fund.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> Manufacturing and Processing experienced the highest gain of 1.90%, while Mutual Fund experienced the highest loss at 0.43%. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20502', 'image' => '20240421033020_collage (61).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 15:28:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20774', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Massive Avalanche on Mt Manaslu Triggers Safety Alert for People Living on the Banks of Budhigandaki', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Dizen Lama, a local, the avalanche fell near Birendra Lake which lies on the lap of Mt Manaslu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The disaster occurred at 9:00 am on Sunday causing the lake’s water to overflow and gush into the Budhigandaki River. The development caused a significant risk of a flash flood in the Budhigandaki River. Authorities warned that the avalanche was massive and it could cause damage to the settlements on the banks of the river in the downstream areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief of the District Police Office, Gorkha, Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak, said, that a police squad swiftly left for the site after they were reported about the occurrence of the avalanche. The increased water level in theBudhigandaki River damaged a wooden bridge built over the river. An assessment by the police team from the site suggested no immediate risk of the further damages, said SP Pathak. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief District Officer of Gorkha, Bhola Dahal, said everyone has been urged to remain alert due to the increased water flow in the Budhigandaki River and refrain from visiting the river area. Birendra Lake that lies on the foot of Mt Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak measuring 8,163 meters, is considered the origin of the Budhigandaki River. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20501', 'image' => '20240421010416_438922163_808564304638801_3312519727028162545_n.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 13:03:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20773', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Conference of Accounting Professionals Concludes with a Message of Unity among Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the closing ceremony, ICAN Executive Director Sanjay Kumar Sinha said that the conference was held to maintain the unity of accounting professionals. He informed that the two-day conference discussed in detail the course of accounting business and what were the national and international challenges.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first session on Friday, which started with an opening speech by Global IME Bank Chief Executive Officer Ratnaraj Bajracharya, delved on the topic of sustainable business strategy of small and medium industries under the moderation of Hari Bhakta Shrestha, former President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries. This was the overall fourth session after three sessions held on the opening day of the conference. Bidhyabaridhi Sigdel gave a presentation on the topic during the opening session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Surendra Shrestha, Anal Raj Bhattarai, CEO of NRN Development Fund, and Sewa Pathak, CEO of Vianet Communication, participated in a discussion during this session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There was a discussion between the representatives of regulatory bodies during the second and overall fifth session of the second day. This session was chaired by Yudharaj Oli, the former chairman of ICAN, in which the Deputy Executive Director of Securities Board of Nepal Ambika Prasad Giri, Director of Nepal Rastra Bank Rajan Dev Bhattarai, Deputy Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Birodh Wagle, Registrar of the Company Registrar's Office Deepak Kumar Pahadi, Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives Tola Raj Upadhyay, Chief Tax Officer of the Inland Revenue Department Prakash Paudel and SP Hobindra Bogti of the Central Bureau of Investigation of Nepal Police participated in the discussion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The last session of the conference, presided over by Madhuvir Pandey, former president of ICAN, discussed the issue of capacity building and future strategy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kumari Bank’s CEO Ram Chandra Khanal, Shashi Satyal, Manmohan Raj Kafle, Sweety Agarwal and Jhalak Mani Lamsal participated in the discussion in this session. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conference was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari. On the occasion, he said that auditors play an important role in economic development and prosperity of the country.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to ICAN, issues such as accounting practices, responsibility of auditors and accountants, sustainable business strategy, regulatory integration and other topics were discussed during the conference. About 900 accounting professionals from all over the country participated in the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Asmaa Resmouki, the president of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the international regulatory body of accounting professionals, also attended the conference. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As Nepal is introducing international practices in the accounting sector, ICAN said that the conference was organized with the aim of informing the stakeholders about such practices and to take their feedback.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first edition of this conference was held in 2022 under the auspices of ICAN. A total of 1300 people had participated in the conference. The second national conference was held in 2023 in which 1200 people participated.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20500', 'image' => '20240421120942_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 12:07:38', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20772', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu Found in Milk: WHO ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Avian influenza A(H5N1) first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an increase in the number of infected mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The strain has led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, with wild birds and land and marine mammals also infected. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cows and goats joined the list last month -- a surprising development for experts because they were not thought to be susceptible to this type of influenza. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">US authorities earlier this month said a person working on a dairy farm in Texas was recovering from bird flu after being exposed to cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The case in Texas is the first case of a human infected by avian influenza by a cow," said Wenqing Zhang, head of the global influenza programme at the World Health Organization. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Bird-to-cow, cow-to-cow and cow-to-bird transmission have also been registered during these current outbreaks, which suggest that the virus may have found other routes of transition than we previously understood," she told a media briefing in Geneva. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It was only the second case of a human testing positive for bird flu in the United States, and came after the virus sickened herds that were apparently exposed to wild birds. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Now we see multiple herds of cows affected in an increasing number of US states, which shows a further step of the virus spillover to mammals," Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The virus has also been detected in milk from infected animals." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang said there was a "very high virus concentration in raw milk", but experts were still investigating exactly how long the virus is able to survive in milk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Texas health department has said the cattle infections do not present a concern for the commercial milk supply, as dairies are required to destroy milk from sick cows. Pasteurisation also kills the virus. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is important for people to ensure safe food practices, including consuming only pasteurised milk and milk products," said Zhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">- Recent human cases mild - </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">From 2003 to April 1 this year, the WHO said it had recorded 463 deaths from 889 human cases across 23 countries, putting the case fatality rate at 52 percent. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang noted that the human cases recorded in Europe and the United States in the past few years -- since the virus surged -- have been mild cases. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, there is no evidence that A(H5N1) is spreading between humans. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">And Zhang stressed that the A(H5N1) viruses identified in cows and in the human case in Texas showed no increased adaptation to mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As for potential vaccines, if required, Zhang said there were some in the pipeline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Having candidate vaccine viruses ready allows us to be prepared to quickly produce vaccines for humans, if this becomes necessary," she said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"For this particular H5N1 virus detected in dairy cows, there are a couple of candidate vaccine viruses available." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the case of a pandemic, there are close to 20 influenza vaccines licensed for pandemic use and they could be tailored with the specific virus strain in circulation, she said. – AFP/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20499', 'image' => '20240421111652_20240117114238_WHO.jpg.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 11:16:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20770', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 31,000 Foreign Tourists Visited Ghodepani Last Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px">April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. <br /> According to Tourist Police Post, Ghodepani, 31,439 tourists visited the area in a year. The Tourist Police Post keeps record of foreign tourists entering and leaving Ghodepani. However, the post does not keep the record of domestic tourists visiting the area. <br /> A total of 25,279 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area while 6,160 tourists went to other places via Ghodepani last year, said senior head constable at the Ghodepani Police Post, Tek Bahadur Magar. <br /> The highest number of foreign tourists visited Ghodepani in the month of Chait (mid-March to mid-April), which stood at 5,849. <br /> Similarly, 4,414 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area in Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May), 1,281 in Jeth (mid-May to mid-June), 441 in Asar (mid-June to mid-July), 947 in Saun (mid-July to mid-August), 972 in Bhadau (mid-August to mid-September), 4,298 in Asoj (mid-September to mid-October), 4,357 in Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), 3,199 in Mangsir (mid-November to mid-December), 1,627 in Push (mid-December to mid-January), 1,577 in Magh (mid-January to mid-February) and 2,477 in Falgun (mid-February to mid-March). <br /> Likewise, 26,301 foreign tourists had visited Ghodepani in 2079 BS. Hotel entrepreneur Juli Thakuri Pun said the increasing number of tourists visiting Ghodepani area has raised hope among the hotel entrepreneurs. <br /> The arrival of domestic tourists has also increased due to favourable weather and school vacation, she added. Around 60,000-70,000 tourists used to visit Ghodepani annually before the coronavirus pandemic. <br /> Tourists arrive at Poon Hill and Ghodepani to see sunrise as well as panoramic view of rhododendron forest and mountains. There are 27 small and big hotels at Ghodepani. Poon Hill lies at a distance of one hour trek from Ghodepani at 3,210 meters above sea level. <br /> A domestic tourist has to pay Rs 50 while foreign tourist Rs 150 to enter Poon Hill area. One can see panoramic view of Dhaulagiri, Sisne, Gurja, Manapathi, Nilgiri, Annapurna, Machhapuchhre and Manaslu mountains from Poon Hill. -- RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => 'Ghodepani, Poon Hill, trekking, tourism, Nepal', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20497', 'image' => '20240421101244_20240420090559_20151117032323_Baglung-Tourist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 10:11:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20769', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '265 Cottage and Small Industries Shut Down in Banke', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. ', 'content' => '<p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">April 20: As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">While only a small number of these closures were officially registered, the majority, amounting to 165, occurred due to failure to renew licenses on time, according to Kashilal Adhikari, Information Officer at the Office of Cottage and Small Industries in Banke.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 105 enterprises registered under industry and 160 under commerce firms were shut down, informed Adhikari, adding that industrialists often cite their family issues as a reason for closing down their industries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> It may be noted that the district had recorded closure of 160 cottage and small industries in the last fiscal year, 2022/23. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Various factors have contributed to the shutdown of small scale industries such as COVID-19 pandemic's lingering impact, high interest rate of banks, liquidity crisis, said Madhu Khadka, President of the Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries, Banke's Chapter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Closures of many small-scale industries have resulted into displacement of many entrepreneurs from Nepalgunj. (RSS) </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20496', 'image' => '20240421062719_collage (60).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 06:25:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20767', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Govt Collects Royalties of Over Rs 500 Million from Climbers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Department of Tourism informed RSS that it collected Rs 505 million from 352 persons who were issued climbing permit to scale the world's highest peak, Mt Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Director of the Adventure Tourism and Mountaineering Section under the department, Rakesh Gurung, informed that the number of adventure tourists grew significantly this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The department said that a total of 352 mountaineers from 33 expeditions including 65 women and 287 men have been issued permits to climb Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Last year, a total of 478 climbers – the maximum number ever – were issued permits to climb Everest. The department collected revenue of Rs 760 million last year, while it has collected Rs 505 million so far this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung estimated that some Rs 500 to Rs 700 million more revenue could be generated this year as the season has just started. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has collected royalties by issuing permits for climbing 24 peaks, including Everest. The highest peak is the source of most of the revenue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"This spring, Sagarmatha ascent is encouraging. The number of climbers has reached more than 352 by April 19. The number of climbers could increase to over 400," Gurung shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The mountaineering regulation, 2059 has provision to impose Rs 1.1 million from each foreign climber during the spring season for climbing Everest, while each Nepali needs to pay Rs 75,000. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A foreign climber spends at least Rs 3 to 10 million for climbing Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Major source of income in tourism sector comes from revenue on mountain climbing. Spring season is best time for climbing mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In addition to the highest peak of the world, climbers have also been issued permits to climb Makalu, Annapurna, Kanchanjungha, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse Amadablam, Jugal among other mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Currently, the Sherpa climbers are mobilized to prepare the trail with rope fixing. The route up to second base camp of the Sagarmatha is already fixed by the Sherpas also known as ‘icefall doctors’. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-20', 'modified' => '2024-04-20', 'keywords' => 'Everest, mountain, climbing, Nepal, season, spring, royalties', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20494', 'image' => '20240420085641_369154-01-02.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-20 20:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20766', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 400,000 Tourists Visited Mustang by Road Last Year', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The statistics show that 414,280 domestic and foreign tourists visited Mustang during the review period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The number of domestic tourists entering Mustang via road stood at 335,466, including 220,724 male and 114,742 female, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhojraj Pandey, the chief of the District Police Office, Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, DSP Pandey said 78,814 foreigners visited Mustang during the review period. Among them, 72,756 were from the SAARC countries while 6058 were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">According to him, 38,821 males and 33,935 females from SAARC countries visited Mustang during the review period. Similarly, 3,648 male and 2,410 female visitors from countries other than the SAARC member countries visited Mustang in the same period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The data shows that 11,484 tourists arrived in Mustang via air. Among them, 1,679 were domestic tourists (1,134 males and 545 females) while 8,055 (including 3,767 males and 4,288 females) were from the SAARC countries and 1,750 visitors (886 males and 864 females) were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Often referred to as the district beyond the Himalayas, Mustang is a prime tourism destination known for its iconic desert-like landscape. The bare mountains, Himalayan climate, culture and lifestyle, lakes, monasteries, Muktinath temple, caves are the major attractions of Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Inflow of tourists to the religious and tourist places of Mustang including Muktinath, Jomsom, Kagbeni, Lo Manthang, Marpha, Thini, Dhumba Lake has gradually started increasing since last year, according to local tourism entrepreneurs.</span> -- <span style="font-size:16.0pt">RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-19', 'modified' => '2024-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20493', 'image' => '20240419081925_20230724112952_20220424035529_istockphoto-534638391-612x612.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-19 20:18:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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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According to the data of the department, 189,760 units of smart watches were imported during the review period.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the same period last year, the county imported 212,409 units of smart watches worth Rs 323.31 million. Compared to the same period last year, the import of smart watches decreased by 10 percent in volume and 20 percent in value this year.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the review period, Nepal imported smart watches from China, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the USA, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Portugal, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Lebanon, Qatar, the Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Jordan and other countries.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Nepal imports most of the smart watches from China. In the review period, Nepal imported smart watches worth Rs 213 million from China alone. Similarly, the country imported smart watches worth Rs 29.8 million from India.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20510', 'image' => '20240422113727_20240305113859_sm.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 11:36:46', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20782', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Fire Incidents Increasing Across Country with Prevalence of Dry Condition ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: Life in the Tarai region as well as in the hill areas of the country has been affected due to the lack of rain since a long time. The increasing heat and dry condition have led to the growing incidences of fire in various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">News reports of livestock, food grains and properties destroyed by infernos have been received from various places. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A report from Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, stated that a fire spread to nine villages from Rohini rural municipality-6 in Rupandehi district on Saturday night, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police Manohar Bhatta, the spokesperson for the District Police Office Rupandehi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that started from a stalk of dry wheat was fanned by winds and it spread to Bishnupura, Parsa, Buchi, Barawa, Tarkulaha, Kotahawa, Chamkipur and Piprahawa. Although there were no human casualties due to the fire, 40 houses were destroyed and 39 goats killed in the fire, said DSP Bhatta. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire was brought under control in the evening with the joint efforts of the police, the Armed Police Force, the Nepalese Army and the locals, using the fire engine of the Devdaha municipality. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Spokesperson Bhatta said fire incidents have been reported from throughout the district. A fire at Gaidahawa rural municipality destroyed properties worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, he said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A news report from Tamghas, Gulmi said 28 structures, including houses, shops and cowsheds were destroyed by a fire that spread from a forest in Gulmi district. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire that raged from Friday until Saturday night razed the houses and cowsheds at Isma rural municipality's wards 1, 2 and 4, and at Gulmidurbar rural municipality, said Shankar Prasad Pokhrel, the spokesperson for the District Police Office, Gulmi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to him, the fire that started at the Rani community forest at Sindukha, Isma rural municipality-2 spread to the settlements. The fire destroyed houses and animal sheds belonging to 15 persons at Hastichaur, killing a dozen cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, fire that spread out from the nearby forest partially damaged an electricity substation at Birbas, Gulmidarbar rural municipality-4 on Friday. Security personnel and locals brought the fire under control and prevented the substation from becoming fully-destroyed. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The fire caused damage worth around Rs 20 million to the substation, police said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Similarly, a news report from Birgunj, Parsa said fire that spread from a wheat field across the border in India burnt thatched roof houses and food grains as well as crops of farmers at Bhalamahiya settlement , Chhipaharmai rural municipality-1 in Parsa district. The disaster damaged properties and food grains worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, it has been learnt. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It is said the fire that started in the wheat field across the border in India at 3.00 pm on Saturday spread to the settlement and burnt the wheat crop, hay, chicken farm and the houses of 15 farmers. The inferno caused damage worth more than one million rupees, police said. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20509', 'image' => '20240422110042_20230429095055_20230421125013_GopalKa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:59:36', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20780', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'India Halts Entry of Tea from Nepal Demanding 100% Lab Test Report', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: India’s customs office in Panitanki, West Bengal on Thursday barred the entry of 17 trucks carrying 2000 kilograms of tea produced in Nepal from entering India demanding 100% lab test requirement.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Earlier, the Indian customs used to allow the entry of tea produced in Nepal after presenting lab test report of 5 to 20 percent of randomly selected samples.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The absence of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal poses challenges for exporting tea and other agricultural products from the Mechi Customs, as they must undergo testing in Kolkata, India. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Udaya Chapagain, president of the Nepal Tea Producers Association and a tea industrialist, complained that India has been consistently creating obstacles to the export of tea produced in Nepal due to the lack of an internationally-recognized laboratory in Nepal. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chapagain mentioned that the Tea Council of India's demand for quality checks three years ago caused a week-long blockade of tea exports from Nepal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Ram Prasad Regmi, Chief Customs Officer of Mechi Customs, reported that trucks carrying Nepalese tea cleared by Nepal have been barred entry to India since Thursday. Upon inquiry by the Nepali side, Indian customs officials revealed that the customs clearance process would require submission of lab test reports. As conducting 100% lab testing immediately is unfeasible, Regmi and his team are exploring ways to facilitate the entry of Nepalese tea trucks into India.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Annually, Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3 billion to India. A halt in exports would adversely affect tea-producing farmers, cooperatives, and tea traders of Nepal. Indian traders purchase 80% of Nepal's tea and sell them under various brands domestically and internationally. Nepal exports the remaining 20% of tea to China, Japan, Germany, the United States, Australia, Russia, and the Gulf countries.</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20507', 'image' => '20240422103552_20231210103048_20230207042911_Tea.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 10:35:12', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20779', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Stakeholders Agree to Resume Expansion of Banepa-Budol Section of Araniko Highway', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 22: Stakeholders have agreed to resume the expansion of a section of the Sanga-Dhulikhel road along the Araniko Highway which was stalled due to a court order.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The local authorities and the writ petitioners have agreed to resume the expansion work of the Banepa-Budol section under the project that has been stalled for the past one and a half months.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The construction work has come to a halt since more than 45 days following an order from the Patan High Court to put off all the works, including the construction of culvert, along the Banepa-Budol section. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As per the understanding reached between the stakeholders, the writ petitioners have agreed to withdraw the case immediately.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The agreement was reached at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chair of District Coordination Committee, Kavrepalanchowk, Rim Bahadur Tamang on Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, the meeting agreed to divert the water from the under-construction culvert to the Chandeshwari rivulet through a separate drain within the road boundary without passing it through individual land. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Chief District Officer Rudra Devi Sharma confirmed that the dispute stalling the construction has been resolved following the agreement to withdraw the court case. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It may be noted that thirteen people from Budol of Banepa municipality-6 had filed a writ petition on March 3 against the Suryabinayak-Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bardibas Road Project Office Bhaktapur, project chief Rajendra Das and Banepa-based ward offices 6 and 7. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Two separate contracts for the expansion of Suryabinyak-Sanga and Sanga-Dhulikhel road sections were signed on March 2023 at the cost of Rs 4.56 billion. As per the agreement, the projects should be completed within three years. -- RSS</span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20506', 'image' => '20240422094557_20230219013913_20220831041752_dhulikhel.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:45:17', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20778', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'World Bank received USD 11 Billion Fund for New Financial Instruments ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 22: The World Bank has received endorsements of USD 11 billion for the new financial instruments aimed at boosting lending capacity and addressing shared global challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to a release by the World Bank, eleven countries announced commitments totalling USD 11 billion for the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, hybrid capital mechanism, and new Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group's leveraging capability allows pledged resources to be multiplied six to eight times over 10 years, potentially reaching up to tenfold under certain conditions. These pledged resources could provide up to $70 billion in urgently needed funds to tackle cross-border challenges and advance development goals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"We worked hard to develop these new financial instruments that boost our lending capacity, multiply donor funds, and ultimately allow us to improve the lives of more people" said Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">He further added "The generosity of these countries is an endorsement of the progress we have made to reform the Bank. And a sign of their shared commitment to development globally." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The eleven countries including, Belgium, France, Japan, and the United States have pledged to the Portfolio Guarantee Platform, while Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom committed to hybrid capital. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Japan also committed to provide the initial contribution to the new Liveable Planet Fund. The mutual contribution by countries highlights the importance of international cooperation in addressing environmental challenges. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The World Bank Group has implemented a series of reforms and developed innovative financial instruments as part of the Capital Adequacy Framework review, recommended by the G20 Expert Group. These reforms include adjusting the loan-to-equity ratio, increasing bilateral guarantee limits, maximizing callable capital benefits, introducing hybrid capital, and developing the Portfolio Guarantee Platform and Liveable Planet Fund. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Additionally, the World Bank Group has taken steps to develop IBRD 50-year loans at no additional cost for borrowers and reduce interest rates for projects addressing global challenges, partially funded through the Liveable Planet Fund. – ANI/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20505', 'image' => '20240422091600_World.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 09:15:16', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20777', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 6000 Devotees Visited Pathibhara Temple in a Single Day', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">April 22: Pathibhara temple, one of the country's holy shrines, welcomed more than 6,438 devotees, including foreigners, in a single day last Saturday. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Pathibhara Area Development Committee attributed the surge in visitors to favorable weather conditions and the timing of Chaite Dashain. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Typically, Saturdays and Tuesdays see higher numbers of devotees, according to officials.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">Extra human resources had to be deployed for the management of the pilgrims on Saturday. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:17.0pt">The Committee reported a total of 168,468 worshippers in the temple throughout last year. </span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-22', 'modified' => '2024-04-22', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20504', 'image' => '20240422054419_collage (62).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-22 05:43:04', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20776', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Jufal Airport Resumes Operation after 53 Days of Closure ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => ' April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: Flights at Jufal Airport in Dolpa have resumed after 53 days of closure. The airport was temporarily shut to upgrade the 185-metre-long runway which was completed at a cost of Rs 60 million, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal's engineer Bir Prasad Shahi. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A Tara Air flight from Nepalgunj landed at Jufal on Sunday morning, marking the resumption of the services. Prior to this, the runway was in a dilapidated condition, posing threat to the air travelers. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Jufal serves as the sole airport in Dolpa of Karnali Province, the largest district in the country. -- RSS </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20503', 'image' => '20240421044235_surkhet-to-dolpa-flights.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 16:41:48', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20775', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'NEPSE Gains 12.29 Points, Closing at 1984.43', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index witnessed an increase of 12.29 points or 0.62%, closing at 1984.43 on the first trading day of the week, Sunday. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During today’s trading session, 310 scrips were traded on the NEPSE through 47,117 transactions, with a total of 6,393,245 shares changing hands, resulting in a total turnover of Rs 2.25 crores.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Gurkhas Finance Limited (GUFL) led the transaction turnover amount with a total transaction worth Rs 10 crores. </span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Dolti Power Company Limited (DOLTI) achieved the highest gain of 9.88%, closing at a market price of Rs 487 per share. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">On the contrary, People’s Power Limited (PPL) incurred the highest loss at 7.46%, closing at a market price of Rs 608 per share.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">In terms of sector indices, all sectors closed in the green territory except Banking SubIndex and Mutual Fund.</span></span><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> Manufacturing and Processing experienced the highest gain of 1.90%, while Mutual Fund experienced the highest loss at 0.43%. </span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20502', 'image' => '20240421033020_collage (61).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 15:28:58', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20774', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Massive Avalanche on Mt Manaslu Triggers Safety Alert for People Living on the Banks of Budhigandaki', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: A massive avalanche occurred on Mount Manaslu on Sunday morning, posing risk to the nearby Samagaun settlement in Chumanubri rural municipality-1 in north Gorkha. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">According to Dizen Lama, a local, the avalanche fell near Birendra Lake which lies on the lap of Mt Manaslu. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The disaster occurred at 9:00 am on Sunday causing the lake’s water to overflow and gush into the Budhigandaki River. The development caused a significant risk of a flash flood in the Budhigandaki River. Authorities warned that the avalanche was massive and it could cause damage to the settlements on the banks of the river in the downstream areas. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief of the District Police Office, Gorkha, Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak, said, that a police squad swiftly left for the site after they were reported about the occurrence of the avalanche. The increased water level in theBudhigandaki River damaged a wooden bridge built over the river. An assessment by the police team from the site suggested no immediate risk of the further damages, said SP Pathak. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Chief District Officer of Gorkha, Bhola Dahal, said everyone has been urged to remain alert due to the increased water flow in the Budhigandaki River and refrain from visiting the river area. Birendra Lake that lies on the foot of Mt Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak measuring 8,163 meters, is considered the origin of the Budhigandaki River. -- RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20501', 'image' => '20240421010416_438922163_808564304638801_3312519727028162545_n.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 13:03:32', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20773', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'National Conference of Accounting Professionals Concludes with a Message of Unity among Stakeholders', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">April 21: The National Conference of Accounting Professionals organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), the regulatory body of chartered accountants, concluded on Friday.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">During the closing ceremony, ICAN Executive Director Sanjay Kumar Sinha said that the conference was held to maintain the unity of accounting professionals. He informed that the two-day conference discussed in detail the course of accounting business and what were the national and international challenges.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first session on Friday, which started with an opening speech by Global IME Bank Chief Executive Officer Ratnaraj Bajracharya, delved on the topic of sustainable business strategy of small and medium industries under the moderation of Hari Bhakta Shrestha, former President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries. This was the overall fourth session after three sessions held on the opening day of the conference. Bidhyabaridhi Sigdel gave a presentation on the topic during the opening session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Surendra Shrestha, Anal Raj Bhattarai, CEO of NRN Development Fund, and Sewa Pathak, CEO of Vianet Communication, participated in a discussion during this session.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There was a discussion between the representatives of regulatory bodies during the second and overall fifth session of the second day. This session was chaired by Yudharaj Oli, the former chairman of ICAN, in which the Deputy Executive Director of Securities Board of Nepal Ambika Prasad Giri, Director of Nepal Rastra Bank Rajan Dev Bhattarai, Deputy Director of Nepal Insurance Authority Birodh Wagle, Registrar of the Company Registrar's Office Deepak Kumar Pahadi, Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives Tola Raj Upadhyay, Chief Tax Officer of the Inland Revenue Department Prakash Paudel and SP Hobindra Bogti of the Central Bureau of Investigation of Nepal Police participated in the discussion. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The last session of the conference, presided over by Madhuvir Pandey, former president of ICAN, discussed the issue of capacity building and future strategy.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kumari Bank’s CEO Ram Chandra Khanal, Shashi Satyal, Manmohan Raj Kafle, Sweety Agarwal and Jhalak Mani Lamsal participated in the discussion in this session. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conference was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari. On the occasion, he said that auditors play an important role in economic development and prosperity of the country.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">According to ICAN, issues such as accounting practices, responsibility of auditors and accountants, sustainable business strategy, regulatory integration and other topics were discussed during the conference. About 900 accounting professionals from all over the country participated in the conference.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Asmaa Resmouki, the president of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the international regulatory body of accounting professionals, also attended the conference. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">As Nepal is introducing international practices in the accounting sector, ICAN said that the conference was organized with the aim of informing the stakeholders about such practices and to take their feedback.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The first edition of this conference was held in 2022 under the auspices of ICAN. A total of 1300 people had participated in the conference. The second national conference was held in 2023 in which 1200 people participated.</span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20500', 'image' => '20240421120942_aaa.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 12:07:38', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20772', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu Found in Milk: WHO ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 21: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Avian influenza A(H5N1) first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an increase in the number of infected mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The strain has led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, with wild birds and land and marine mammals also infected. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Cows and goats joined the list last month -- a surprising development for experts because they were not thought to be susceptible to this type of influenza. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">US authorities earlier this month said a person working on a dairy farm in Texas was recovering from bird flu after being exposed to cattle. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The case in Texas is the first case of a human infected by avian influenza by a cow," said Wenqing Zhang, head of the global influenza programme at the World Health Organization. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Bird-to-cow, cow-to-cow and cow-to-bird transmission have also been registered during these current outbreaks, which suggest that the virus may have found other routes of transition than we previously understood," she told a media briefing in Geneva. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">It was only the second case of a human testing positive for bird flu in the United States, and came after the virus sickened herds that were apparently exposed to wild birds. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Now we see multiple herds of cows affected in an increasing number of US states, which shows a further step of the virus spillover to mammals," Zhang said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"The virus has also been detected in milk from infected animals." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang said there was a "very high virus concentration in raw milk", but experts were still investigating exactly how long the virus is able to survive in milk. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Texas health department has said the cattle infections do not present a concern for the commercial milk supply, as dairies are required to destroy milk from sick cows. Pasteurisation also kills the virus. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"It is important for people to ensure safe food practices, including consuming only pasteurised milk and milk products," said Zhang. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">- Recent human cases mild - </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">From 2003 to April 1 this year, the WHO said it had recorded 463 deaths from 889 human cases across 23 countries, putting the case fatality rate at 52 percent. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Zhang noted that the human cases recorded in Europe and the United States in the past few years -- since the virus surged -- have been mild cases. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">So far, there is no evidence that A(H5N1) is spreading between humans. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">And Zhang stressed that the A(H5N1) viruses identified in cows and in the human case in Texas showed no increased adaptation to mammals. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">As for potential vaccines, if required, Zhang said there were some in the pipeline. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"Having candidate vaccine viruses ready allows us to be prepared to quickly produce vaccines for humans, if this becomes necessary," she said. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"For this particular H5N1 virus detected in dairy cows, there are a couple of candidate vaccine viruses available." </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In the case of a pandemic, there are close to 20 influenza vaccines licensed for pandemic use and they could be tailored with the specific virus strain in circulation, she said. – AFP/RSS</span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20499', 'image' => '20240421111652_20240117114238_WHO.jpg.jpeg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 11:16:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20770', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 31,000 Foreign Tourists Visited Ghodepani Last Year ', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px">April 21: More than 31,000 foreign tourists visited Ghodepani-Poon Hill area of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Myagdi district in 2080 BS. <br /> According to Tourist Police Post, Ghodepani, 31,439 tourists visited the area in a year. The Tourist Police Post keeps record of foreign tourists entering and leaving Ghodepani. However, the post does not keep the record of domestic tourists visiting the area. <br /> A total of 25,279 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area while 6,160 tourists went to other places via Ghodepani last year, said senior head constable at the Ghodepani Police Post, Tek Bahadur Magar. <br /> The highest number of foreign tourists visited Ghodepani in the month of Chait (mid-March to mid-April), which stood at 5,849. <br /> Similarly, 4,414 tourists entered Ghodepani-Poon Hill area in Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May), 1,281 in Jeth (mid-May to mid-June), 441 in Asar (mid-June to mid-July), 947 in Saun (mid-July to mid-August), 972 in Bhadau (mid-August to mid-September), 4,298 in Asoj (mid-September to mid-October), 4,357 in Kartik (mid-October to mid-November), 3,199 in Mangsir (mid-November to mid-December), 1,627 in Push (mid-December to mid-January), 1,577 in Magh (mid-January to mid-February) and 2,477 in Falgun (mid-February to mid-March). <br /> Likewise, 26,301 foreign tourists had visited Ghodepani in 2079 BS. Hotel entrepreneur Juli Thakuri Pun said the increasing number of tourists visiting Ghodepani area has raised hope among the hotel entrepreneurs. <br /> The arrival of domestic tourists has also increased due to favourable weather and school vacation, she added. Around 60,000-70,000 tourists used to visit Ghodepani annually before the coronavirus pandemic. <br /> Tourists arrive at Poon Hill and Ghodepani to see sunrise as well as panoramic view of rhododendron forest and mountains. There are 27 small and big hotels at Ghodepani. Poon Hill lies at a distance of one hour trek from Ghodepani at 3,210 meters above sea level. <br /> A domestic tourist has to pay Rs 50 while foreign tourist Rs 150 to enter Poon Hill area. One can see panoramic view of Dhaulagiri, Sisne, Gurja, Manapathi, Nilgiri, Annapurna, Machhapuchhre and Manaslu mountains from Poon Hill. -- RSS</span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => 'Ghodepani, Poon Hill, trekking, tourism, Nepal', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20497', 'image' => '20240421101244_20240420090559_20151117032323_Baglung-Tourist.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 10:11:28', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20769', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => '265 Cottage and Small Industries Shut Down in Banke', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. ', 'content' => '<p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">April 20: As many as 265 cottage and small industries have closed down their shutters in Banke district in the last nine months of the current fiscal year, 2023/24. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">While only a small number of these closures were officially registered, the majority, amounting to 165, occurred due to failure to renew licenses on time, according to Kashilal Adhikari, Information Officer at the Office of Cottage and Small Industries in Banke.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">A total of 105 enterprises registered under industry and 160 under commerce firms were shut down, informed Adhikari, adding that industrialists often cite their family issues as a reason for closing down their industries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px"> It may be noted that the district had recorded closure of 160 cottage and small industries in the last fiscal year, 2022/23. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Various factors have contributed to the shutdown of small scale industries such as COVID-19 pandemic's lingering impact, high interest rate of banks, liquidity crisis, said Madhu Khadka, President of the Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries, Banke's Chapter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:20px">Closures of many small-scale industries have resulted into displacement of many entrepreneurs from Nepalgunj. (RSS) </span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-21', 'modified' => '2024-04-21', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20496', 'image' => '20240421062719_collage (60).jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-21 06:25:57', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '42' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20767', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Govt Collects Royalties of Over Rs 500 Million from Climbers', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. ', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">April 20: With the onset of season for climbing Mt Everest (Sagarmatha), the government has collected over Rs 500 million in royalties so far. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The Department of Tourism informed RSS that it collected Rs 505 million from 352 persons who were issued climbing permit to scale the world's highest peak, Mt Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Director of the Adventure Tourism and Mountaineering Section under the department, Rakesh Gurung, informed that the number of adventure tourists grew significantly this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The department said that a total of 352 mountaineers from 33 expeditions including 65 women and 287 men have been issued permits to climb Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Last year, a total of 478 climbers – the maximum number ever – were issued permits to climb Everest. The department collected revenue of Rs 760 million last year, while it has collected Rs 505 million so far this year. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Gurung estimated that some Rs 500 to Rs 700 million more revenue could be generated this year as the season has just started. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The government has collected royalties by issuing permits for climbing 24 peaks, including Everest. The highest peak is the source of most of the revenue. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">"This spring, Sagarmatha ascent is encouraging. The number of climbers has reached more than 352 by April 19. The number of climbers could increase to over 400," Gurung shared. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">The mountaineering regulation, 2059 has provision to impose Rs 1.1 million from each foreign climber during the spring season for climbing Everest, while each Nepali needs to pay Rs 75,000. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">A foreign climber spends at least Rs 3 to 10 million for climbing Everest. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Major source of income in tourism sector comes from revenue on mountain climbing. Spring season is best time for climbing mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">In addition to the highest peak of the world, climbers have also been issued permits to climb Makalu, Annapurna, Kanchanjungha, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse Amadablam, Jugal among other mountains. </span><br /> <span style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Currently, the Sherpa climbers are mobilized to prepare the trail with rope fixing. The route up to second base camp of the Sagarmatha is already fixed by the Sherpas also known as ‘icefall doctors’. </span></span></span></p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-20', 'modified' => '2024-04-20', 'keywords' => 'Everest, mountain, climbing, Nepal, season, spring, royalties', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20494', 'image' => '20240420085641_369154-01-02.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-20 20:55:50', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, 'user_id' => '34' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '20766', 'article_category_id' => '1', 'title' => 'Over 400,000 Tourists Visited Mustang by Road Last Year', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => 'April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.', 'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">April 19: Over 400,000 tourists visited Mustang in a one-year period from April 14, 2023 to April 12, 2024 by road, according to the data with the Ghasa police station located on the border of Myagdi and Mustang districts.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The statistics show that 414,280 domestic and foreign tourists visited Mustang during the review period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The number of domestic tourists entering Mustang via road stood at 335,466, including 220,724 male and 114,742 female, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhojraj Pandey, the chief of the District Police Office, Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Similarly, DSP Pandey said 78,814 foreigners visited Mustang during the review period. Among them, 72,756 were from the SAARC countries while 6058 were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">According to him, 38,821 males and 33,935 females from SAARC countries visited Mustang during the review period. Similarly, 3,648 male and 2,410 female visitors from countries other than the SAARC member countries visited Mustang in the same period.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The data shows that 11,484 tourists arrived in Mustang via air. Among them, 1,679 were domestic tourists (1,134 males and 545 females) while 8,055 (including 3,767 males and 4,288 females) were from the SAARC countries and 1,750 visitors (886 males and 864 females) were from countries other than the SAARC member states.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Often referred to as the district beyond the Himalayas, Mustang is a prime tourism destination known for its iconic desert-like landscape. The bare mountains, Himalayan climate, culture and lifestyle, lakes, monasteries, Muktinath temple, caves are the major attractions of Mustang.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Inflow of tourists to the religious and tourist places of Mustang including Muktinath, Jomsom, Kagbeni, Lo Manthang, Marpha, Thini, Dhumba Lake has gradually started increasing since last year, according to local tourism entrepreneurs.</span> -- <span style="font-size:16.0pt">RSS</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> ', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2024-04-19', 'modified' => '2024-04-19', 'keywords' => '', 'description' => '', 'sortorder' => '20493', 'image' => '20240419081925_20230724112952_20220424035529_istockphoto-534638391-612x612.jpg', 'article_date' => '2024-04-19 20:18:33', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => true, 'in_scroller' => null, '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
