Two Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft landed at Nepalganj airport with consignment of over 20 tonnes of emergency tents and tarpaulin sheets, blankets and sleeping bags as well as essential medicines and medical equipment for Karnali earthquake. Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava handed over the material to Deputy Prime Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka. India had also played a first responder after the 2015 earthquake dispatching six helicopters for rescue and relief.
Meanwhile, Nabil Bank has donated Rs10 million of relief materials for Jajarkot earthquake survivors, and handed them to the District Disaster Management Committee in Jajarkot. NMB Bank is donating Rs5 million for the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund to support survivors in Jajarkot which was struck by a 6.4M tremor last Friday. At least 157 people have died, most of them children and women while hundreds of others are injured. Unilever Nepal is also rushing a consignment of Horlicks, soups, medicine and medical aid, 700 blankets, 250 tents, and additional dried food procured locally.

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Indian disaster relief

Vaidya Energy with Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy is inaugurating an Experience Centre, Ather Space in Naxal where visitors can explore the variants of the bestselling electric scooter, the 450X which is priced at Rs385,000 while a test ride can scheduled at on the <a href="http://atherenergy.com.np">website</a>. Vaidya Energy has already installed Ather’s fast charging point, the Ather Grid at the Ather Space and plans to install nine more across Kathmandu by January 2024.

Ather Space

Seres which was recognised as the World's Fastest Growing Automobile Brand in 2023 by Brand Finance Automotive Industry has opened its second state-of-the-art showroom in Nepal in Thasikhel, Lalitpur. The brand is committed to innovation in electric vehicles and the showroom features its popular EV lineup.

Seres showroom

X-AGE Nepal is awarding Rs1 million to the Men's T20 Cricket Team, ground staff, and the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in recognition of their performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final Asia Qualifier and their subsequent qualification for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024. X-AGE Nepal also offered a 50% discount on all its products exclusively on Daraz Nepal on 5th November from 6-7PM.

X-AGE for Nepali cricket

Suman Pokharel has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Global IME Bank. Pokharel has more than two decades of experience working in the banking and financial sector in Nepal. He also previously served as the senior vice president of IME Group and was CEO of Nepal's first remittance company, IME Limited.

Global IME Deputy CEO

Ncell has announced a short film competition themed 'Bhai Tika' where participants were required to produce a 3-5 minutes-long short film capturing the bond between a brother and a sister. The winner will receive Rs100,000 in cash while the first and second runner-ups will receive Rs75,000 and Rs50,000 respectively.

Tihar with Ncell

Prismark Marketing which specialises in Integrated Marketing Communication for Media Buying and Management for Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Banking and Financial Institutions (BFIs), International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs), Corporate Houses, and Governmental Sectors is celebrating its 28th year. Prismark aims to continue pioneering strategies through innovative marketing solutions to set new industry standards.

28 years of Prismark

Livon has introduced a new line of protein-enriched shampoos in Nepal in collaboration with actresses Muna Gauchan and Shraddha Suwal. Livon Protein Shampoo will be available in three different variants: Nourishing Care, Anti-Hairfall and Damage Repair, all of which the brand says will help mend the harm done by pollution including that of the dust.

Livon Protein Shampoo

Nepal received a record monthly total for incoming tourists in October with 117,306 visitors, a significant increase from 88,582 in October 2022, and a 103.07% recovery compared to the same month before the pandemic when the figure was 113,816. India was the largest contributor with 18,480 visitors while the United States factored in another 14,879. There were 8,217 tourists from the UK and 6,880 from China.

More tourists

The Nepal Electricity Authority has said Nepal was wasting about 500MW of power every day during Dasain because factories and industries were closed for the holidays. Meanwhile, India’s Ministry of Power has fixed the minimum consumption share of renewable energy for the years 2024-25 to 2029-30 such that imported clean energy is also counted in the share. But it unlikely to significantly influence Nepal’s share of power exports to India.