Nepal Standard Time Nepal Standard Time Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal. With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of all over Nepal, it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC. (The others are Chatham Island Standard Time, with an offset of , and the unofficial Australian Central Western Time, with an offset of .) NPT is an approximation of Kathmandu mean time, which is 5:41:16 ahead of UTC. The standard meridian passes through the peak of Gaurishankar mountain about 100 km east of Kathmandu. Nepal used local solar time until
The Standard School Broadcast of listeners. A few episodes of "The Standard School Broadcast" are available from old-time radio program collectors. In the 1970s, the Chevron Research Company released a series of recordings edited from "The Standard School Broadcast" as a public service. The LP records, with teachers guides, were available free of charge to elementary and junior high schools throughout the West, Rocky Mountain area and the Southwest. These out-of-print recordings have been sold on various websites. The Standard School Broadcast The Standard School Broadcast was a weekly educational radio program that went on the air in 1928 and promoted music appreciation for