Remisha is Miss Little Newa 2010

Rimisha Shakya won the Miss Little Newa of this year. 13 year-old Rimisha is currently in 7th grade at Heartland Children Academy. Rimisha received a cash prize of Rs 10,000 along with the crown.

First runner up of the contest was Solina Tamrakar who received Rs. 7,000 and second runner up was Rima Maharjan who recieved Rs. 5,000. 

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Will Nepal Government Block Access to Temples?

In response to our post Explicit websites blocked in Nepal, an international research group has shown interest on monitoring the website blockage in Nepal.

It’s very important that we work to preserve the Internet as a medium of Free Expression and the first step is exposing and stopping governments from engaging in unlawful censorship.

The quote above is taken from an email from the research group. We will talk about it in details, with their permission, in future.

When talking about nudity and explicit contents, these things were never foreign to the people in Nepal. Many temples in Nepal have such carvings of people and animals engaged in sexual acts. These age old carvings were always open to public and the people were proud about the openness.

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Explicit websites blocked in Nepal

The Nepal Government’s has decided to block all websites containing explicit content and nudity. Now onwards, nobody is allowed to view or host such websites in Nepal. If anybody is found to be violating the order, the person can be fined Rs. 100,000 and/or 5 years in prison.

Last week, the news about the Government’s plan to play a parent’s role came out and I gave 5 reasons it might not be successful. After the official announcement of the government, I still think it is not a good idea to start a complete ban. They could have started informative campaigns or education programs. In this contest quoting a post in a Facebook Group, protesting the Government’s ban seems relevant.

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