Month: January 2010

Namrata Shrestha’s latest interview

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namrata_shrestha_interview Namrata Shrestha, one of the top model/actress, told that she is currently preparing herself to act on a movie based on a drug addict. She was talking to a journalist of nepalisite.com in her latest interview (video attached below).

The interview probably is the first such public appearance of Namrata after the release of a sex scandal video in September 2009. The scandal however wasn’t mentioned in the interview.

Namrata has proven her acting talent in the movies Sano Sansar and Mero Euta Saathi Chha. Many of the film industry personnel and the film viewers do not want to loose such a talented actress because of a stupid video that was released accidently. The interview seems to be the first step towards the re-establishment of Namrata’s acting career. Previously, she was also rumored to host the KTV film award show, but she didn’t showed up in the event.

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Khyal Khyalaima – Nepali Movie

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khyal khyalaima Rajshree Film Production’s Raju Shah Presents
Nepali film – Khyal Khyalaima
Cast :Sushil Chhetri, Bipana Thapa, Dilip Rayamajhi, Sushila Rayamajhi, Sunil Thapa, Rama Thapaliya etc.
Direction – Kishor Dhakal

The movie featuring Sushil Chhetri and Bipana Thapa in leading role also features another superstar, Dilip Rayamajhi. The movie directed by Kishor Dhakal was a presentation of Rajshree Films Production. Raju Shah is named the presentator of the movie.

The movie is not available now. Please visit this page for other latest Nepali movies.

Miss India Worldwide Nepal in February

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These days there are numerous beauty contest being held in Nepal and one more contest is going to be held in February.

If you are a woman of Indian origin, resident in Nepal and aged between 18 and 27 years; here is your chance to participate in Miss India Worldwide beauty contest. If you are eligible, you need to hurry up and send your application by February 4, 2010. The event will be held on 27th of February.

The call for contestant features 2008 title holder – Miss India Worldwide 2008, Shagun Sarabhai.

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Mousam, introduction of a Nepali Movie

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Watch Mausam here.

Nepali film ‘Mousam’ is a hit movie featuring Rajesh Hamal, Aryan Sigdel, Ranjana Sharma, Ganesh Upreti, Sharmila Malla etc. The story of the movie is written by the director Shyam Bhattarai.

Shyam’s wife of that time, Ranjana Sharma is also one of the actress in the movie.Ranjana has left Shyam to go and live in the USA. According to reports, Ranjana might have to go back to Nepal as her Green Card application hasbeen rejected by the US government.

The movie is updated in a separate page.

UN Panel regrets estimates on melting of Himalayan glaciers

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An international scientific panel overseen by the United Nations had estimated the glaciers in the Himalayas to disappear by 2035. The estimate was included in a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The group has now expressed “regret” (IPPC statement in PDF) for publishing an unsupported estimate of the speed at which Himalayan glaciers were melting.

It is surprising that none of the 2,500 scientists who contributed to its 2007 report spotted the error that appeared in a sentence on page 493.

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Manisha Koirala to act in a Nepali Movie

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Manisha Koirala started her film career with a Nepali film. That was before she went to Bollywood, where she once was the top actress. Her golden days seems to be over in Bollywood as she doesn’t have much Bollywood movies in hand. She is utilizing her free time by acting in a Nepali movie.

Manisha is going to act in the lead actress role in ‘Dharma’, a movie directed by Dipendra K Khanal (‘The Yug Dekhi Yug Samma’ fame). Apart from Manisha, Rajesh Hamal and Nikhil Upreti will act in lead actor roles. Madhav Acharya, Anu Shah and Shankar Acharya will act in supporting actors role in the movie.

The movie, previously named ‘Rajniti’, was renamed ‘Dharma’ after signing Manisha in the lead role.

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Nepali Movie – Jhupadi Ko Jindagi

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First movie of Bhutani Nepali
Dedicated to the known and unknown martyers of Bhutani protest
Nepali film – Jhupadi Ko Jindagi
Cast :Cast:: Kedar Upreti (UK), Anita Rai, Anish Thapa, Jita Upreti (UK), Ishowr Aanshu Magr, Malati Rai, Kiran Gurung, Santosh Ramdam, Dipak Dhakal, Shyam Giri etc.
Story/Asst. Director – Kedar Upreti
Direction/script – Santosh Ramdam

Part 1
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We are 'Nepali' not 'Nepalese'

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I was thinking of myself – being called ‘Nepalese‘. It sure wasn’t the first time I was called Nepalese, but every time I am called by that adjective I feel a bit odd. The word sounds a bit foreign even if the whole ‘Nepal’ is attached to it.

Let’s fight for ‘Nepali’.

Nepali is our identity, Nepalese isn’t!

Nepali is our own word, Nepalese isn’t.

I called myself “Nepali” my whole life. We sang songs like “Yo Nepali sir uchali …”. There was no ‘Nepalese’ in my early days… not even a trace of it.

Then came this information age. The global village shrunk in size, people came know what Gadhimai mela exactly is, Ram Bahadur Bomjom made international headline, Khagendra Thapa Magar is featured in US magazine, and these are only a few to name. The foreign media (and sometime our own media) portrayed us as Nepalese instead of Nepali. I believe, we are Nepali and there is no word called ‘Nepalese’ in our dictionary.

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NYT’s 31st place to go in 2010

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New York Times published a list of 31 places to go in 2010. The list starts with Sri Lanka and ends with Nepal.

As a Nepali, am I happy about it? No, I am not.

I was happy when Lonely Planet listed Nepal in its top 10 destination List. But this 31 destination list is different. The paper portrays Nepal as a Gay paradise. The article looks more like advertisement for Sunil Babu Pant, who is promoting gay tourism with his Pink Mountain Travels and Tours, than travel advisory.

… Mr. Pant is offering to hold nuptials at the Mount Everest base camp, jungle safari honeymoons and bridal processions on elephant back.

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Shristi became Miss Teen, 2066

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Shristi Neupane, grade 12 student of Campion School has become the Miss Teen, 2066. Divyaprabha Jha and Aditi Kharel have become the first and second runner-ups respectively.

In the event organized by Movie House, Miss Teen Shristi also won the Miss Photogenic title and a cash prize of Rs. 31,000.

Priyanka Shrestha won Miss Popularity, Nawang Moktan won Miss Glamorous, Bhawana Gurung – Miss Culture,  and Amriya Khanal got Best Hair awards.

After winning the title, Miss Teen Shristi Neupane told that has decided not to go abroad as she had planned before. She wanted to do social works in the country.

There were thirty finalist in the event.

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English Miss Teen, Nepal (update)

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This is not another Miss Teen!

There are a couple of videos from one of the Miss Teen events (It is Riddhi Siddhi Miss Teen not the Republica Miss Teen) posted below. Contest, organizers, and location doesn’t really matter here. What matters is how they are organized and trained. The primary language of the event is English and the participant Teens find it really difficult.

I know, the winner of the event might need to participate in international arena. But, does that mean the primary language of the event should be made English when their first language is not English? My first language is not English and at times I find myself short of words while writing here. I have time… I can take forever to post an article and still my English sucks at times. These kids have talked in Nepal all their lives and they had to practice each lines they speak by heart – I am wondering, how can they be creative in the event?

Enough of talks. Let’s see the video and see how funny it looks when the participants introduce themselves in English.

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Burj Dubai (Burj Khalifa) and records

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The Burj Dubai (Burj Khalifa) tower officially opened its doors on January 4, 2010, six years after the commencement of construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower previously known as Burj Dubai was renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of the current President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa.

Some of the records made by the $4.1 billion, half-mile-high skyscraper are:

  • Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previous record: Taipei 101 – 509.2 m (1,671 ft))
  • Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previous record: Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m (2,121 ft))
  • Tallest extant structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previous record: KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m (2,063 ft))
  • Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previous record: CN Tower – 553.3 m (1,815 ft))
  • Building with most floors: 160 (previous record: both 1 and 2 World Trade Center – 110)
  • World’s highest elevator installation
  • World’s fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s) (previous record: Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
  • Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft) (previous record: Taipei 101 – 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
  • Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 606 m (1,988 ft) (previous record: Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant – 532 m (1,745 ft))
  • The first world’s tallest structure in history to include residential space
  • Highest outdoor observation deck in the world
  • World’s highest mosque (located on the 158th floor)
  • Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
  • Tallest service elevator in the world
  • World’s highest installation of an aluminum and glass façade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft)

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Another Beauty Contest – Riddhi Siddhi Miss Teen

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Oh no, not again! Another beauty contest!

I thought Miss Teen was already done. But, it was Republica Miss Teen and now it is Riddhi Siddhi Miss Teen. If the trend continues every teen girls in the street will have at least one Miss Teen title. Records are to be broken. There were three beauty contests in the last week of December and I am positive in seeing three contests in a single day. Are Guinness people listening?

Poor boys, I wish there were at least one Mr. Teen… sorry guys.

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