Miss France survived photo controversy

Posted on December 28, 2007May 10, 2014 by Anand Nepal

Valerie Begue, 22, from Reunion, nearly lost her Miss France crown when magazine published a risque series of photographs in which she was seen lying in a crucifixion-like pose while wearing a bikini or licking condensed milk in a suggestive manner.

ValÃƒÂ©rie BÃƒÂ¨gue, or Valerie Begue in English, is Miss Reunion. She was born on September 26, 1985, in Saint Pierre, the third-largest commune in the French overseas dÃƒÂ©partement of RÃƒÂ©union in Indian Ocean. Miss Valerie Beuge was elected as Miss France on December 8, being the first Miss France from the RÃƒÂ©union island since Monique Uldaric, elected in 1976.

Miss France 2008 Valerie Begue (L) from the Ile de la Reunion region, surrounded by Miss France committee President Genevieve De Fontenay(R), reacts after winning the title in Dunkerque, northern France, December 8, 2007. Begue has kept her crown, contest organizers said on Friday, after a row over suggestive photographs that saw members of parliament, a bishop and the minister for overseas territories spring to her defense. (Reuters)

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13 persons killed and over 70 missing in bridge collapse in western Nepal

Posted on December 25, 2007November 13, 2014 by Anand Nepal

Update: Death toll reaches 20 (28 Dec. 07)

Update: Toll reaches 16 with 36 still missing (26 Dec. 07)

At least 13 persons were killed and over 70 missing after an overloaded suspension bridge over the Bheri River in Western Nepal collapsed Tuesday afternoon.

Nearly 300 people were crossing the ill-fated bridge connecting Daha-chaur and Medhapura VDCs in Surkhet when it collapsed at around 1:30 this afternoon, the district police office quoted eye-witnesses as saying.

The people were on their way to a big religious fair at nearby Subha-ghat area when the bridge built only a few months back collapsed.

At least 15 people, most of them women and girls, have been rescued and airlifted to the Bheri Regional hospital for treatment.

Security officials involved in aerial inspection of the incident site informed that scores of people could be seen swept by the river. Deputy Inspector General at the regional Armed Police Force Office, Krishna Bahadur Bista informed that most of them included women and girls.

The zonal police office informed that over 150 people were rescued from the river till the evening.

Among them, nearly 50 people were taken to Birendranagar for treatment, the police added.

Local heads of the administrative and security agencies in the region reached the accident site which lies around ten kilometers northeast of Chhinchu Bazaar.

Around two hundred people reportedly managed to swim to safety.

Nepali Movie – Thuldai

Posted on December 17, 2007April 22, 2017 by Anand Nepal

Nepali Film – Thuldai
Starring – Shiva Shrestha, Jal Shah, Niruta Singh, Sunil Thapa, Narendra Thapa, Laxmi Giri etc.
Director – Dayaram Dahal

The second presentation of Jaya Chamunda Mai Film, Nepali film ‘Thuldai’ is a hit film of Ramkrishna Bajagai. The movie featuring Shiva Shrestha with Niruta Singh and Jal Shah is directed by Dayaram Dahal. Guest artists in the film are Bilol Pokharel and Dr. Dirgha Singh Bam. The movie features the editing by Rajani Pant, choreography by Prabesh Bantawa / Kamal Rai / Raju Shah, story by Sunita Bajgain, camera by Sambhu Sapkota, music by Sambhujit Baskota, action by Rajendra Khadgi and the script / dialogue by Amar Rasaili.

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