Video highlight of a Nepali Fashion Show in Houston USA.
Month: September 2010
ID requirement in Cyber Cafe – will it work?
It is not a bad idea to keep a log of everybody who uses internet in a public place. That would certainly help investigators to track criminals. A law-abiding citizen wouldn’t mind a little hassle of showing his IDs in Cyber Cafe.
But, the big questions are – will it be implemented properly ? Is there a proper monitoring body, effective enough to monitor the requirement ?
And, past experience shows immatureness in decision taking. They have taken decision in hurry and later realize the decision can’t be implemented at all.
Shobraj's wife and mother-in-law found guilty
The Supreme Court of Nepal has found the Bikini Killer, Charles Shobraj’s wife, Nihita Biswas, and mother-in-law, Sakuntala Thapa, guilty on the charges laid by two lawyers Shanta Sedhain and Rajan Adhikari back in August 1, 2010.
Sakuntala Thapa, a lawyer and mother of Nihita Biswas, and Nihita in their after-verdict reaction had accused the lawyers to be corrupt and they were arrested in response to the charges. They were however released after 24 hours.
When a 7 year-old kid operates an excavator
What if it is an excavator ?
If I were you, I wouldn’t let him drive/operate it. There is a valid reason, an underage person is not allowed to drive. They can do anything with a vehicle but drive. Kids play video games much better than an adult. I know, my 5 year-old can drive a car if I let him. It is nothing more than playing a video game… a real game.
In Nasika 7, Kavrepalanchowk, Dhawa Fanji Lama operated an excavator. That was not surprising. What surprised me more was that, everybody from high level government officials to school teachers and journalists were praising the kid.
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Miss Teen Pokhara 2010 to be held on Oct. 10
After a long time Miss Teen Pokhara is going to be held this year. The contest was halted previously amidst protest of Maoist women groups.
13 to 19 year old participants of this year’s contest have started to practice for the grand finale, scheduled for Ashoj 24 (October 10, 2010). The contest is organized by The Right Arm International P. Ltd. (Photo – Kantipur)
Miss Mustang is Jyoti Thakali
Our Mustang has nothing to do with Ford car or horses. It is a beautiful place in Northern part of Nepal and that was where the Miss Mustang event was held.
In the second Miss Mustang beauty contest held recently Jyoti Thakali was selected the Miss Mustang 2010. 21 year-old Jyoti had to defeat 12 other participants to win the title and receive a cash prize of Rs. 15,000.
The first runner-up of the contest Dipika Lalchan received Rs. 10,000. The Miss Mustang 2009 Khusbu Lalchan crowned the new title winner in the event.
Beauty Contests in Nepal – Historical profile
This is a comprehensive list of beauty contests in Nepal. We will update the list to make it as detailed as possible after every beauty contests. Some of the details of past events are missing in some cases. The information will be updated as we could gather those information. Your help will be highly appreciated (contact us).
NOTE: This page is incomplete and will be updated when information are available.
Miss Nepal
Organizer: Hidden Treasure Pvt. Ltd.
Start :1994
| Event Date | Miss Nepal | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1994 | Ruby Rana | ||
| 1995 | Sumi Khadka | ||
| 1996 | Poonam Ghimire | ||
| 1997 | Nilima Gurung | Jharana Bajracharya | |
| 1998 | Niru Shrestha (after Jyoti Pradhan was dethroned) | ||
| 1999 | Shewta Shah | ||
| 2000 | Usha Khadgi | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2002 | Malvika Subba | Nira Gautam | |
| 2003 | Pretty Sitoula | ||
| 2004 | Payal Shakya | Anita Gurung | |
| 2005/06 | Sugarika KC | Shavona Shrestha | |
| 2007 | Sitashma Chand | Bandana Sharma | |
| 2008 | Canceled | ||
| 2009 | Zenisha Moktan | Richa Thapa Magar | Kunchhang Moktan |
| 2010 | Â Sadichha Shrestha | Â Sahana Bajracharya | Â Sanyukta Timilsina |
| 2011 | Â Malina Joshi | Â Anupama Aura Gurung | Â Sarina Maskey |
| 2012 | Â Shristi Shrestha | Â Nagma Shrestha | Â Subekshya Khadka |
Miss Tamang
Start :2006
Organizer: Nepal Tamang Art & Culture Center
| Event Date | Miss Tamang | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2006 | Zenisha Moktan | ||
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| 2009 | Upali Gyabak | ||
| 2010 | 23rd January 2010 | (To be held) |
Miss Teen Tamang
Start : (Information not available)
| Event Date | Miss Teen Tamang | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
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| 2009 | Tsering Moktan | Amrita Moktan | Dechhen Chukti Dong |
| 2010 |
Miss Teen
Start :2004
| Event Date | Miss Teen | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
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Miss Newa
Start :2006
| Event Date | Miss Newa | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2005 | Sabita Shrestha | ||
| 2006 | Subita Pradhan | ||
| 2007 | Supriya Tuladhar | ||
| 2008 | Akasha Bajracharya | ||
| 2009 | Yogita Maharjan | Sabina Dangol | Alisha Shrestha |
| 2010 |
Miss Sherpa
Start :2004
| Event Date | Miss Sherpa | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
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Miss Gurung
Start :2004
| Event Date | Miss Gurung | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
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Mr. and Miss. Kathmandu
| Event Date | Miss. | Mr. | |
| 2009 | Rajani Maharjan | Rabindra Singh | |
College Ambassador
| Event Date | Miss. | Mr. | |
| 2009 | Ajita Singh | Suraj Giri | |
Miss Nepal USA
Start :2001 ( and held only once)
Organizeer: The Association of Nepalese in Americas
| Event Date | Miss Nepal USA | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2001 | Nepolina chhetri | Sabina Shrestha | Smriti Gurung |
Miss Hong Kong Nepal
Start :1998
| Event Date | Miss HK Nepal | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1998 | Junu Pun | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2000 | Mamita Gurung | Kavita Gurung | Saiyan Amatya |
| 2001 | Pooja Subba | ||
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| 2005 | Purnima Gurung | Deepa BK | Sunita Thapa |
| 2006 | Basanti Pun | ||
| 2007 | Susmita Gurung | ||
| 2008 | Rina Gurung | ||
| 2009 | Anju Ghising | Sangita Gurung | Manjila Rai |
| 2010 |
Miss Pearl Hong Kong
Start :NA
| Event Date | Miss Nepal Australia | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2009 | Deepa Gurung | Roji Pun | Jyoti Gurung |
Miss Nepal Australia
Start :2009
| Event Date | Miss Nepal Australia | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2009 | Sanam Dangol | Karishma Shrestha | Prada Pradhan |
There are many more contests like
Miss Teen Pokhara
Little Star and Little Champ (two contests)
Miss Little Newa Miss Little Idol Miss Angel Miss Ecollege Talent Show
Sole PM candidate didn't win – Weird Nepal!
Even after one of the two contestants for the post of Prime Minister, UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has finally pulled himself out from the prime ministerial race another candidate, Ram Chandra Paudel of Nepali Congress (NC), refused to give up.
What is more strange is that the sole candidate, Poudel, failed to secure majority yet again in the eighth round of voting on Sunday.
Only 189 lawmakers out of 598 active members in the 601-seat parliament, casted their votes in the election. Poudel
, the sole candidate, secured a mere 116 votes and was declared defeated.
Do Nepali Models fit in Model criteria ?
The British Association of Model Agents (AMA) says that female models should be around 34-24-34 in (86-61-86 cm) and at least 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall.
How many of the Nepali models are taller than 5 ft 8 in ? I suspect none.
Wikipedia defines a model as ‘a person who is employed for the purpose of displaying and promoting fashion clothing or other products and for advertising or promotional purposes or who poses for works of art.’
- How many of them are posing for ‘works of art’? Probably, none.
- How many of the internet models are ‘promoting fashion clothing’ or other product ? A very small number of them, I believe.
Some of you might say that the definition of model, in this digital age, is changed. I agree, and I also believe so. But, there is still something amiss, odd, or awkward on the way our modeling industry is shaping up. I have lost track of the beauty contests, being held every other day — and I won’t be writing about them anymore unless they are ‘big enough’ like Miss Nepal. These ‘model manufacturing’ contests might be one of the reason there are so many models around.
When you can’t fit it in the traditional definition, you should redefine term itself so that, everybody fits in it. Then, what is the definition of Nepali version of Model ?
Documentary – Greater Nepal
Nepali Documentary – Greater Nepal
Producer – Manoj Pandit
Nepali documentary, ‘Greater Nepal’ is about the Sugali Treaty and how Nepal lost a huge chunk of the land to India. The Rana regime dis an agreement with the British rule in India at that time to give up the land on the East and West part of Nepal. Because of that treaty, a large number of Nepali speaking community live in those area including Sikkim, Darjeeling, and Himanchal Pradesh.
Credit – Highlights Nepal
Single part, full documentary
Did you vote for Anuradha Koirala?
I voted for Anuradha Koirala, the lady at Maiti Nepal for the CNN Heros of 2010.
Did you ?
Anuradha and her group, Maiti Nepal, have helped more than 12,000 victims of Nepal’s sex trafficking business.
Let’s support her tireless work to combat human trafficking in Nepal with a single click in the site.
Kasle Choryo Mero Man – Poster
Kasle Choryo Mero Man is Rekha Thapa‘s fifth movie. The movie is made under the banner of Guna Cinema and is directed by Samir Shreshta.
Rekha Thapa known to wear minimum amount of clothing to cover herself, in the upcoming movie, is told to be different from her previous movies.
UPDATE :More posters:
Khagendra and Miss Nepal – NTB's Goodwill Ambassadors
Khagendra’s theme message reads: "Shortest man in the world from the highest mountain in the world invites you to visit Nepal."
Miss Nepal Sadichha was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY-2011) in the first week of September. She is also the conservation ambassador of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Nepal.
More photos of Khagendra with the beauty queens follows (photo credits – onlinekhabar, nepalnews, and nagariknews):
Indra Jatra celebrated in Kathmandu
Indra Jatra is the festival to remember Lord Indra, the king of heaven, and the god of rain. In Newari, this festival is also called Yanya Punhi. It is believed that the festival was started by Lichhavi king Gunkamadev in Kaligat Sambat 3822. Indra Jatra also marks the beginning of Dashain and Tihar festivals.
The festival begins with the carnival-like erection of a ceremonial pole, known as Yosin, accompanied by the rare display of the deity Aakash Bhairab. The Aakash Bhairab is represented by a massive mask spouting beer and liquor.
This is the only time of year the households throughout Kathmandu valley display images and sculptures of Indra and Bhairab. The Kumari, the only living goddess in the world, leaves the seclusion of her temple in a palanquin and leads a procession through the streets of Kathmandu to thank Indra, the rain god.
In one old saying, it is said that Indra’s mother needed a type of flower found in Nepal, parijat, for some religious ritual. Indra disguised himself as a human and came to the earth to fetch the flower. But, Indra was unlucky to be caught during stealing the flowers. The people tied Indra with ropes. A statue Maru Tole in Kathmandu depicts the tied Indra and is still being worshipped.
In Indra Chowk, Akash Bhairava bust, decorated with flowers, is displayed. The Akash Bhairava’s head is related to the epic, Mahabharata. Some even believe it to be the head of the first Kirat King Yalamber.
Some of the variety of performances during Indra Jatra are the dances of Sawa Bhakku Bhairav from Halchowk, Lakhes from Majipat, Devi Nach and Yeravat hathi (Pulukisi) from Naradevi, Mahakali and Kathi Maka Nach from Bhaktapur. These dances take place around the ancient Royal Palace, Hanuman Dhoka.
Indrajatra is the only time PuluKisi (Indra’s Elephant) dances in the public.
Other Lakhe dances are also very popular in Indra Jatra.
To promote Lakhe dance tradition, Narayangarh Bus Park Tol Sudhar and Bus Byawasthapan Samiti is organizing third National Lakhe Dance Competition on September 21 and 22, 2010. The first and second such competition were held in 2064 and 2065 BS. The winner, first runner-up and second runner-up will receive Rs. 30,000, Rs. 20,000, and Rs. 10,000 respectively. All the other participating teams will also be awarded Rs. 5,000 for their participation.
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Karishma Manandhar – ‘Red’ is much better than ‘Black’
Do you remember the photo of Karishma Manandhar in which she shows her panties – the black one on brown dress ?
Seems like, after seeing the photo published in web, she realized the bad combination – black panties on brown dress!
After the incident, she might have decided to try on a better combination.. How about a red panties on black skirts?