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Wicked Spoon Fork & Rock, as the name sug­gests, is all about great food and good music. Located conveniently opposite the parking lot behind St. Mary’s School in Jhamsikhel, right next to the famous Roadhouse Café, Wicked Spoon is a popular venue for live music in the area.

With a dedicated stage complete with sound and lights, this live music venue fea­tures band and artists of different genres every weekend. From rock, blues and pop to contemporary and jazz, Wicked Spoon serves a variety of music combined with an elaborate multi-cuisine food menu. Combine that with the flaming bartenders mixing a delectable list of cocktails and you’re in for a treat.

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Chef’s Special:

Beer Battered Fish and Chips

Lemon Chicken

Wicked Crispy Chicken

Opening hours: 10:00 am-10:00 pm

For reservations: 01-5522968

Cards: Not Accepted

Average meal for two: Rs 1,500 (including starters & main course)

Following the bank’s dispute with the Nepal Banker’s Associ­ation, Laxman Risal’s resigna­tion as has been approved by NIC Asia Bank. Roshan Kumar Neupane has been appointed the acting CEO. The 345th board meeting of the bank approved Risal’s resignation. The same board meeting also appointed Neupane as the acting CEO. NIC Asia has a customer base of one million across the country and has been providing services through its 184 branches and 187 ATMs outlets.

Hansraj Hulaschand & Co, the sole authorized distribu­tor of Bajaj motorcycles, has announced its New Year cam­paign ‘Bajaj Yugarambh’ with the tagline ‘Naya Nepal ko Naya Subharambh’. As per a media release, the special cam­paign titled ‘Bajaj Yugarambh’ indicates a new era where the youth is responsible for nation building and shaping its future.

Every customer buying a Bajaj motorcycle from an autho­rized dealer will get a sure-shot discount of Rs 7,500. The buyer will be further booked for a lucky draw to win an exciting prize of Rs 75,000 every day.  

Targeting the upcoming Nepali New Year in mid-April, Jagdamba Motors, the sole authorized distributor of TVS Motors in Nepal, has launched a new scheme for its custom­ers. The company has launched ‘Naya Barsha ko Shuruwat Jiwan Bhar ko Saath’ campaign for its new customers in which customers will receive Rs 8,001 instant cash back on every pur­chase of a TVS motorcycle or scooter. The offer, which will be valid for the next few months, is applicable to all TVS authorized distributors and showrooms across the country.  

Tea is produced in over 26,000 hectares of land, mostly in the eastern districts like Ilam, Jhapa, Panchthar, Dhankuta, Sankhu­wasabha and Terathum.

Production is growing even in Terai districts. Yet the country’s exports worth some Rs 2.5 bil­lion is miniscule given that Nepal produces 24 million kg of tea every year.

In order to boost exports, the third edition of the International Tea Festival is being held in Kathmandu from April 6-8. The event, being organized by Nepal Tea and Coffee Development Board (NTCDB), aims to better market and promote Nepali tea abroad.

It will feature 25 globally recognized tea traders from 13 countries. On the occasion, var­ious tea-related events will also be organized in different parts of the country. The icing on the cake? A tea tasting ceremony at the Mount Everest base camp on April 6.

Nepal Tea trademark will also be formally launched at the fes­tival. This is expected to help the export of orthodox tea, which is gaining popularity across the world as it contains antioxidants and low caffeine.  

A total of 485,586 students are appearing in the secondary education examinations (SEE), which started on March 22. The exams are being held simultane­ously at 1,956 exam centers across the country.

The exams, which are held at the end of grade 10, span 13 days, start­ing with the English paper on the first day. Arrangements have also been made for practical examina­tions in all compulsory subjects except mathematics.

Following the eighth amendment to the Education Act-1972, the erst­while School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations, were scrapped and replaced by the SEE last year.

To conduct the SEE examina­tions, some 64,762 people are being deployed this year. AGENCIES

PAV’s Sindhuli district chief Ramala Bhandari said that Rs 517 million has been invested via the revolving fund and another Rs 256 million on infrastructure develop­ment. Under the latter category, there have been invest­ments in micro-hydro plants, schools, farmers’ markets, farm product storage centers, irrigation channels, etc, all of which contribute to income generation and capacity building of low-income families.

According to Bhandari, the PAV has completed 12 income generation projects and 242 infrastructure proj­ects in the district by collaborating with 10 local partner organizations. She said that all such projects will soon be handed over to the newly elected local bodies.  

By RAJAN GAUNLE | SINDHULI

Speaking at the event, Subedi praised Shah’s writing as a lively portrayal of characters from all over the world, which are in turn inspired by his many trips abroad during his Nepal Police days. Bhuinkhaat is a compilation of eight stories.

“Mahesh Bikram is one writer who makes me jealous,” Nayan Raj Pandey, another renowned author, said at the event. “His writings envision an inclusive society that is also diverse. From stories of Mad­hes to those related to the country’s political developments, Bhuinkhaat has it all.”

Author Shah, a retired police officer, is also an established name in Nepali literature. “For an author, the release of one of his creations is a cause of great celebration,” he said at the event. “My parents have always been my biggest inspiration and I would like to thank especially my father for encouraging me to write from an early age. He used to correct the letters I wrote to him when I was abroad.”

Before Bhuinkhaat, Shah had released “Satahaa”, “Sipahiki Swasni”, “Chapamaar ko Cho­ro”, “African Amigo”, “Jackson Height” and “Kathmanduma Com­rade”. APEX BUREAU