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Pokhara airport’s foundation laying slated for April 14

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 20.7px; text-align: justify;">The foundation stone of the country’s second regional international airport in Pokhara will be laid on April 14, marking the launch of a project that has been on the drawing board for decades.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">A meeting of the Airport Construction High-Level Facilitation Committee on Thursday decided to invite Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to do the honours.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">The meeting chaired by lawmaker Rabindra Adhikari has also decided to request the government to name the project as Pokhara International Airport. The proposed airport site at Chinnedanda lies 3 km to the east of Pokhara’s domestic airport.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">On March 21, the government signed a $215.96 million loan deal with China EXIM Bank to build a new international airport in the lake city during Prime Minister Oli’s visit to Beijing.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">According to Pradeep Adhikari, chief of the project, the civil works of the project will formally begin after the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan) and the Finance Ministry sign a subsidiary loan agreement.  </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">In May 2014, Caan awarded the contract to China CAMC Engineering. The airport will be built under the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) model.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">The EPC contract binds the contractor to deliver the project at the stipulated time and at the predetermined price regardless of any possible cost overruns. In November 2014, the Finance Ministry had formally requested China EXIM Bank for a soft loan of $215.96 million to build the international airport. The credit request followed the Cabinet’s go-ahead in October 2014 to construct the project with Chinese funding.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">In 1975, the government had taken over 3,106 ropanis of land for the project. It acquired another 629 ropanis after a new study showed that the proposed airport would require more space.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">“More than 90 percent of landowners whose properties have been acquired have received compensation,” he said, adding that the remaining compensation payments would be distributed soon.  </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">The bank has agreed to provide 25 percent of the loan without interest. The government will have to pay 2 percent interest per annum on the rest of the loan. The loan repayment period has been set at 20 years, including a seven-year grace period when no interest will be charged.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">Caan had invited bids for the project in February 2012. As per the feasibility report, the airport, which will be spread over 200 hectares, will have a 2,500-metre-long and 45-metre-wide runway. It will accommodate medium category jets like the Boeing 757 and the Airbus 320.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">Likewise, the government will be upgrading Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairahawa to a regional international airport. It is scheduled to come online by 2017.</span></div>
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Pokhara airport’s foundation laying slated for April 14

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Taskforce to amend Online Media Operation Guideline

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<span style="line-height: 1.6;">The Ministry of Information and Communications has formed a three-member taskforce for amending the Online Media Operation Guidelines-2073. </span></div>
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The taskforce comprises the chairman of the Press Council Nepal, the president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists and a representative from the online media. </div>
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Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai formed the taskforce on Tuesday immediately after the Federation drew his attention that some of the points mentioned in the Guidelines clashed with the constitutional provisions. </div>
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Minister Rai said that it was beyond thinking that the government would take any decision contrary to the spirit of the constitution and the implication of the press freedom. He expressed the commitment to revise the Guideline within two days based on the opinion of the related sector and have it implemented. </div>
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FNJ president Mahendra Bista urged the government not to bring any guidelines against the spirit of the constitution and to make the online media self-regulated.</div>
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Dharan set to host Miss Purbanchal

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<span style="line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;">The number of beauty pageants in Nepal has been on the rise of late. The authenticity of many of these pageants may be debatable, but the sense of excitement it evokes among enthusiasts, and contestants alike, is unquestionable.</span></div>
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Currently, the city of Dharan has been gripped by the Miss Purbanchal fever—which is set to conclude with a gala event later this week. Competing for the crown are 19 women of ages 17-24.</div>
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If you were to ask them the significance of the event, they’d all voice in unison, “Beauty pageants are for women empowerment… Events like these help boost the confidence of women; and also help us hone our leadership qualities.”</div>
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The ladies will be up against each other during the Gala Finale scheduled to take place at the Dharan Sabhagriha, on Saturday, June 25. The finale will be choreographed by Priya Rani Lama.</div>
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In a recently concluded Talent Round, the ladies, on an event recently held at Birat Chowk, showcased their skills; some danced, some recited their poems while some drew paintings. The contestants, who have been part of a month-long closed-camp, have been working on skills such as personality development, stage presence, arts and culture, among others. They have also taken part in several social work activities around town including a cleanup campaign, a blood donation event and traffic education.</div>
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According to the event manager Saurabh Shrestha, the title winner will bag a Yamaha Facino scooty along with tickets to travel overseas. While the first runner-up will bag a cash purse of Rs 51,000; second runner-up Rs 31,000; and the individual title winners will bag Rs 10,000 each.</div>
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Euro 2016 delights merchandise traders

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<span style="line-height: 20.7px;">The quadrennial European football gala, UEFA Euro 2016, has delighted sport merchandise traders as football fans continue to splurge on products of their favourite teams.</span></div>
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According to the traders, turnover from sales of merchandise such as jerseys, backpacks, shoes, slippers, flags, footballs and souvenirs has increased by 15 percent in recent weeks.</div>
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“Customer inflow can be expected to rise further as the competition gains momentum after the group stages,” said Kishor Kumar Joshi, owner of Sports Universe in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. “We have run a 15 percent discount scheme to boost sales by 30 percent this football season.”</div>
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According to Joshi, most of the sales are coming from jerseys of Germany, France, England and Spain. Customers can find jerseys of different quality grades with prices ranging from Rs950 to Rs1300.</div>
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Apart from the usual football frenzy, this year’s Euro cup has kicked off just at the right time as SLC candidates and high school students on a vacation.</div>
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“Teams play their matches in France while we play futsal out here wearing jerseys of different countries,” said Suraj Adhikari, a student who was purchasing a kit in Tripureshwor. “We are also planning to play a tournament under the Euro theme.”</div>
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The Euro 2016, second fiddle only to the World Cup, is a major market driver of sports merchandise after usual football leagues and world tournaments.</div>
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 “We are receiving orders for flags from hotels, pubs and futsal grounds around the Valley,” said Ravi Gurung, owner of Sports Centre at the United World Trade Center in the Capital. “Although the customer flow is less compared to the World Cup, we are keeping up with its sales expectations,” he said.</div>
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According to Gurung, flags and jerseys have contributed the most in generating sales. Jerseys are priced at Rs1300 in the store.</div>
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“The market for sports kit during the Euro Cup has seen a modest growth,” said BK Sapkota, owner of Bhadrakali Sports Center in Kathmandu. “We have sold 500-600 jerseys and a few other merchandise since the tournament kicked off. Currently, the sales are dominated by jerseys of France, Germany and England.”</div>
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Stores ranging from umbrella shops to specialised sport stores have put up jerseys of major teams on display as the football frenzy takes its toll on Valley denizens.</div>
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No talks until PM makes up his mind: Rai

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.6; text-align: justify;">Senior leader Ashok Rai of Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum Nepal, a constituent of agitating Sanghiya Gathabandhan, has said that the agitating sides will not join the talks table until Prime Minister KP Oli makes up his mind for an effective dialogue.</span><br />
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Leader Rai made such remark a day after PM Oli issued a letter inviting Sanghiya Gathabandhan for talks. He opined that PM Oli should make his position clear on the 26-point charter of demands put forward by the Gathabandhan before inviting them for talks.</div>
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The Sanghiya Gathabandha—an alliance of Janajati and Madhesi parties—has been staging a relay hunger strike at Khullamanch in Kathmandu after their months long border blockade and a recent Capital-centric protests could not yield result.</div>
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Leader Rai, who is also taking part in the hunger strike, said, if PM Oli wants solution through talks and dialogues, he should demonstrate it through action rather than speeches. </div>
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No talks until PM makes up his mind: Rai

Senior leader Ashok Rai of Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum Nepal, a constituent of agitating Sanghiya Gathabandhan, has said that the agitating s...

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Rs 8b high-rise hotel coming up in Kantipath

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<span style="font-size: 15px;">Kathmandu will soon have a new five-star hotel, the Sheraton Kathmandu Hotel. The ground-breaking ceremony for the Rs 8 billion, 17-storey luxury property, located in the heart of the city’s posh district, is slated to be held on Saturday.</span></div>
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The promoter MIT Group Holdings Nepal, a member of the Ghale group of companies which has diverse operations in Australia and other countries, said that Prime Minister Sushil Koirala was scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the project.</div>
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The Sheraton Kathmandu Hotel will be located on Kantipath adjacent to the office of Keshar Library, opposite the west gate of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum. The hotel, which is due to open in February 2018, will be spread over 14 ropanis of land.</div>
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US-based Starwood Hotels and Resort Worldwide Inc, one of the world’s largest hotel companies that owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels and resorts, will manage the hotel under its Sheraton brand. The MIT Group had signed an agreement with Starwood last year.</div>
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The new hotel will offer 218 suites and guest rooms, a health club, spa and retail outlets and provide 450 new jobs. It will also feature a 1,000-seat conference hall which will be the biggest hall in Kathmandu, the group claimed. In addition, there will be two conference rooms, three meeting rooms and a board room.</div>
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“We expect that Nepal will see improved business activities and economic growth in the days ahead that has encouraged us to invest in the hospitality sector,” said Shesh Ghale, an Australian-based Nepali millionaire and owner of the project.</div>
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As round-the-year occupancy of Nepal’s five-star hotels remains a big concern, Ghale said that an improved business environment was also likely to put Nepal on the map of quality tourist destinations. The Tourism Ministry’s statistics show that Nepal’s five-star hotels encountered a glut of rooms in 2013 due to a proliferation of new accommodation ranging from guest houses to home stays which pulled away potential customers from luxury properties.</div>
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The five-star hotels achieved an average occupancy of 58.85 percent last year, down from 62.76 percent in the previous year. Out of the 678,535 room nights produced last year, only 399,318 were occupied. There are 10 five-star properties in Nepal, eight of them in Kathmandu and two in Pokhara. An average hotel occupancy rate of 60 percent or below is considered to be very worrisome for the industry.</div>
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Meanwhile, the MIT Group is also holding negotiations with International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group, to mobilize capital for the project.</div>
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Ghale, who is also an incumbent president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), said that talks with IFC were going on but that it had not been finalized whether the group would utilize IFC capital. The project’s payback period is 15 years from the date of its formal opening.</div>
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The Sheraton Kathmandu Hotel marks the re-entry of the Sheraton brand in Nepal. It had earlier managed the Hotel Everest as the Hotel Everest Sheraton in the 1980s. After the Hyatt Regency, no other international hotel chain has come to Nepal. With domestic and inter-regional tourism aiding hotel demand, a range of leading global hotel chains have planned their presence in Nepal.</div>
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The Everest Hospitality Group, a subsidiary of the MS Group, had formally begun work to construct a 221-room five-star deluxe hotel in Nag Pokhari, Naxal under the banner of Marriott International, a leading hotel chain based in Maryland, US.</div>
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The group claimed that the proposed hotel would be the first five-star deluxe hotel in Nepal after its completion. The MS Group is currently constructing a four-star hotel in Thamel named the Fairfield. The 10-storey hotel will have 108 rooms and will be spread over two and a half ropanis.</div>
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Nepali woman 11th wealthiest in Australia

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<span style="font-size: 15px;">A Nepali woman, Jamuna Gurung, who migrated to Australia some 20 years ago as a student, has been listed as one of the wealthiest women in the island continent.</span></div>
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She was enlisted as the 11th wealthiest woman with an estimated net worth of $105 million in a list prepared by Business Review Weekly, an Australia-based newspaper.</div>
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Along with her husband Shesh Ghale, Chairman of Non Residential Nepali Association, Gurung was listed as 180th wealthiest person in Australia with a net worth of $265 million, last year. She is the first woman from the South Asian region to have made it to the list of the richest people in the country.</div>
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Jamuna first went to Australia in 1990 on student visa along with her husband Ghale. She is currently residing in Melbourne and is the Managing Director of Melbourne Institute of Technology and is also associated with several other business ventures.</div>
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Likewise, Gurung has invested on Sheraton Hotel, which will begin its construction shortly with a total investment of Rs 7 billion.</div>
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She has been assisting her husband in several of his business ventures. Gurung's institute is renowned for providing higher education on several courses to local as well as foreign students.</div>
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Vicky Toh is on the top of the list while Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman secured the 6th position with $330 million. Likewise, Mrs Theres Rin, wife of the former Australian premier Kevin Rudd found herself on the 10th position with a net worth of $135 million dollars.</div>
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Nepali woman 11th wealthiest in Australia

A Nepali woman, Jamuna Gurung, who migrated to Australia some 20 years ago as a student, has been listed as one of the wealthiest women i...

Nepal urges United States to adopt further flexibility

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBiY9DLjaupFwK_ssPtkgG9L9qySbvxrBomRxhCcZgn2CJc7uMNAwqEj6K0888uB6_kRJW8nHk1oQxf0geCIonU87yo9qZlxPMIzKCa3JTJAVd2r7qHM5nIbFvRU9vbq7SGaibqdocPBZ/s1600/ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBiY9DLjaupFwK_ssPtkgG9L9qySbvxrBomRxhCcZgn2CJc7uMNAwqEj6K0888uB6_kRJW8nHk1oQxf0geCIonU87yo9qZlxPMIzKCa3JTJAVd2r7qHM5nIbFvRU9vbq7SGaibqdocPBZ/s400/ab.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">A Nepali delegation, which is currently in the US for the Joint Nepal-US Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting, requested the US to adopt further flexibility in the duty-free market access facility the country has offered to Nepali readymade garment products.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">Although the US has offered the facility to 66 garment items under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, Nepali garment manufacturers are disappointed that most of the items listed under the facility are not produced in Nepal.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">After the quota system was removed in 2005, Nepali garment sector suffered the worst disaster because of the lack of competitiveness. In 2000-01, Nepal’s garment exports reached an all-time high of Rs13.12 billion, with the US accounting for 86.49 percent of the exports. But it slumped to Rs5.28 billion in fiscal 2014-15. </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">During a public hearing in Washington on the Act on Thursday, the Nepali delegation raised the concerns of Nepali garment manufacturers. “Representatives of the Garment Association of Nepal also participated in bilateral meeting and they raised their concerns,” Kailash Raj Pokharel, economic consular at the Nepali embassy in the US told the Post over the phone.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">A member of the Nepali team present in the meeting said the US side advised that Nepal utilise the available facility for greater benefit of the garment sector for now. “They were of the view that there remains the possibility of resistance in the US if the product list was extended,” said the Nepali delegation member. </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">The US facility announced in December 2015, and effective from February, provides duty free market access to Nepal on selected garment products until December 2025. Given the new presidential election approaching near, the US officials were of the view that Nepal should wait for the new administration’s policy if any change is sought in the Act. </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">The public hearing was organised under the theme of “Nepal: Advice Concerning Whether Certain Textile and Apparel Articles Are Import Sensitive”, in which Nepali officials and garment exporters made it clear that the 66 items don’t fall under the category of sensitive list of the US.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">According to a press release issued by the Nepali embassy, Nepali Commerce Secretary Naindra Prasad Upadhaya said the 66 items are not, in any way, import sensitive and that they do not harm the US industries producing the similar items. Under the provisions of the federal law, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) is required to conduct an investigation to determine product eligibility. </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">Meanwhile, during the TIFA Council meeting, Nepal requested the US for technical assistance to help Nepal further integrate into global value chains, address supply capacity constraints, and maximise its utilisation of US trade preferences.  </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">The US took note of this request and agreed to explore the possibility of extending trade capacity building support to Nepal, the joint statement released after the meeting read.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">Commerce Minister Jayant Chand led the Nepali delegation, while United States Trade Representative Michael Froman headed the US talk team during the TIFA Council meeting.   </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">During the technical-level discussion, the two sides stressed on promoting investment in Nepal, facilitating the use of preferential market access for Nepali products in the US, customs and trade facilitation, intellectual property rights, sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures, food safety, standards and conformity assessment, services trade, and labour, according to the joint statement. </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">Both the governments pledged their commitment to deepen their engagement in these issue areas over the coming months in order to make progress in advance of the 3rd TIFA Council Meeting, planned to be held in Nepal in 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.6;">Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Sunday scaled to a new record with the benchmark index approaching near 1,600 points. Along with continuing its bullish run, the market also posted record daily transaction of Rs1.96 billion.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">The Nepse jumped double digits points of 31.26 to close at 1,597.96 points. Aided by the commercial banks’ benchmark that surged by 47.47 points, the Nepse has hit the new record till the date.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6;">The capital market has been in bullish trend for the past few months mainly after the enforcement of paperless system transaction system on January 15 this year. Last Thursday too, the daily transaction at the Nepse had set the new record of 1,566.70 points along with posting highest single day transaction of Rs1.89 billion. </span></div>
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Ratnanagar (Chitwan), June 7: Narayangadh-Muglin road section has been obstructed again due to the landslide occurred this morning.</div>
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Police said that the road was obstructed after landslide occurred at Panch Kilo of Chandibhanjyang VDC along the road section.</div>
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According to the District Police Office, Chitwan, although the transport service obstructed from 2:00 am was brought into operation from 4:30 am after removing the landslide, it was again obstructed from 6:40 am following the landslide.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">The bus (Na 5 Kha 3862) heading towards Kathmandu from Janakpur was buried by the landslide and was taken out safely, said police. There was minor damage on the bus due to this.</span></div>
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Ratnanagar (Chitwan), June 7: Narayangadh-Muglin road section has been obstructed again due to the landslide occurred this morning. ...

Chinese delegation calls on Defence Minister Rawal

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Kathmandu, June 7:Visiting Chinese delegation led by Admiral Sun Jianguo of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Bhim Bahadur Rawal. The meeting was held on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">Stating that Nepal is always committed to a one China policy and is happy over the progress achieved by its northern neighbour, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked the Chinese Government for its special help in Nepal’s post-earthquake rescue, search and relief efforts, the Ministry of Defence said in a press statement today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">During the meeting, Mr Admiral noted that Nepal remains China’s extremely good friend and termed Nepal- China relations as ‘historic’. He said China will always be in support of Nepal’s independence and independent decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">He added that Nepal could benefit from the expansion of road, transportation and railway under the China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ policy and that China remained eager to expand such support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">Speaking of the possibility of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal in near future, Admiral took the occasion to extend an invitation to DPM Rawal for China visit. RSS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Kathmandu, Jan 1: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has expressed his confidence that the current crisis in the country would get an outlet soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Receiving a memorandum submitted by the Reporters Club Nepal here today, VP Pun reiterated, “I am confident that the current snafu would be resolved at the earliest and the country moves in the path of development, peace and prosperity.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Stating that the accomplishment of peace process and promulgation of the new constitution was a matter of pride to the country, Pun urged for the unity among the political parties and public for the effective resolution to agitation being waged by various political parties dissenting the new national charter.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">He shared that the government was holding talks with the disgruntled Madheshi leaders acknowledging the gravity of the issue.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">VP Pun, on the occasion, also appealed to the political parties to be effortful in providing outlet to the issues. RSS</span></div>
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Kathmandu, Jan 1: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has expressed his confidence that the current crisis in the country would get an outle...