Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu: Daraz, which has been providing online services in Nepal, has broken all previous records of customer service. The fourth edition of Drawer 11.11 Daraz set a new sales record during the 4th edition of 11.11, serving 7 lakh Nepali online shoppers on the platform within 24 hours. With over 360 million sales, it has become the largest one-day sale ever, the company said. Within the first hour of the campaign launch, products worth NPR 6 crore were sold, a 130% increase over last year’s first hour achievement. The campaign further witnessed more than 50% of sales through online pre-payment via wallet and bank card, again topping last year’s record. From the thousands of businesses who generated sales during 11.11, 55% signed up on Daraz during the pandemic, a result of the company’s ongoing efforts to uplift businesses particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the last 1 and a half years. Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO and Founder of Daraz Group, said, ‘We are delighted with today’s results. It underlines the strength of our marketplace where customers trust the quality of products that they purchase on Daraz, and it illustrates how SMEs are able to unlock the online potential of their business.’ With the first 11.11 order delivered at 8 am of the same day, the company is now fully focused on delivering every single order across 47 cities with more than 1,000 additional...

Kathmandu- Customers of Global IME Bank can now take benefit from Ncell’s Sahayatri SIM and its various features. Customers who open Global Sahayatri Remittance Bachat Khata get free SIM from the bank in which subscribers get bonus on every recharge, discount in international call charges and free data for using mobile banking service of the bank. Ncell Axiata Limited and Global IME Bank already signed an agreement to provide free Sahayatri SIM to customers who open the Global Sahayatri Remittance Bachat Khata, a saving account of the bank for aspiring migrant workers, beneficiaries and people with remittance income. In this scheme, customers get Ncell Sahayatri SIM bundled with attractive offers as well as the bank’s various banking facilities. As per the agreement, customers opening the saving account in the bank are also entitled to get 250 MB data every month for one year for free to use the bank’s mobile banking application ‘Global Smart Plus’. Upon activation of the SIM, customers get Rs 20 main balance, 20 min on-net talk time valid for 7 days, 20 on-net SMS valid for 7 days and 200 MB data valid for 7 days. Likewise, in the first recharge of Rs. 100 and above within 2 days of SIM activation, customers get 100 min on-net talk time and 100 MB data with validity of 7 days. There is also a 10% bonus balance...

Kathmandu- The sixth Ayurveda Day is celebrated at the Indian Embassy on Monday. On the eve of Ayurveda Day at the Embassy, ​​Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, Embassy of India, Kathmandu and Ayurveda Campus, Institute of Medical Studies, Tribhuvan University have jointly organized ‘Health Week’. The event is organized as part of the year-round Independence Day celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. An international webinar titled ‘Ayurveda-Possibilities and Challenges for Health’ was organized during the week-long festival. Rector of Tribhuvan University Prof. Dr. Shivlal Bhusal, Assistant Dean of the Institute of Medical Studies Prof. Dr. Pradeep Vaidya, Campus Head of Ayurveda Campus Dr. Shiva Mangal Prasad and First Secretary of the Press, Information and Culture Division of the Embassy of India Navin Kumar were also present. Similarly, around 200 experts and students from India, Nepal and other countries participated in the webinar. Ayurveda Day (Dhanvantari Jayanti) is also celebrated in Nepal as National Health...