Now, the British Gurkhas Welfare Society (BGWS) are challenging the Ministry of Defence over pensions and taking the case to Strasbourg, the European Court of Human Rights after defeated in the High Court., rejected the claim by the Court of Appeal and refused to appeal further by the Supreme Court
According to BGWS chairman Tikendra Dal Dewan, Gurkhas who retired before 1997 still get only a third of the pensions received by their British and Commonwealth former comrades, despite winning the right to live in Britain.
(Courtesy: BBC)
Year: 2011
Why was Bhuwan KC beaten? Ratna Singh speaks
Previous article on the incident – Bhuwan KC beaten by his girlfriend’s husband (May 14, 2011 incident)
Bhuwan’s proud announcement – Bhuwan KC to marry third time, with Sharmila Dangol
In a latest article, published in Nayapatrika, the 53 year-old husband of Sharmila told the reason behind the beating. Some of the facts revealed in the article are:
Miss Magar Pokhara 2011 is Anu Thapa Magar
In an event organized on Saturday, Miss Magar Pokhara, 2011 title was awarded to Anu Thpa Magar. There were a total of 26 Magar ladies eying on the title. The winnder received a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 with other presents.
The first runner-up was Bhuma Thapa Magar and second runner-up was Kishori Ale. The first and second runner-ups received cash prizes of Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively.
Miss Purwanchal 2011 to be held on July 9 amongst 25 participants
The second Miss Purwanchal, 2011 (Miss Eastern), going to be held in Dharan, has a total of 25 participants. The final of the beauty contest will be organized on July 9, 2011 (Ashad 25, Saturday) in the Dharan Shabhagriha.
Saif denied problems in the relationship with Kareena
But, 40-year-old Saif has come up with a rescue, by issuing a press statement, to tell that they are happy together:
I would like to reassure our fans and well-wishers that all is well with Kareena and I…we are working hard but we always make time for each other. All these rumours are disturbing and untrue…especially when families are brought into it in such bad taste. I wouldn’t like to say anymore except we are very happy together.
It is told, the rumor has "deeply disturbed both the couple and their respective families".
Shortest person – Khagendra replaced by Junrey Balawing
Junrey Balawing has been recognized as the world’s shortest person – replacing the previous shortest person, Khagendra Thapa Magar. Khagendra remained world’s shortest person for about 8 months until Junrey turned 18 to claim the title. 59.93 cm tall Junrey is 7 cm shorter than Khagendra.
Nikhil – Sanchita expecting twins?
Make love not… riots – kissing couple in Vancouver
One of the photographs, taken during the Vancouver’s hockey riots, showed a couple lying on the street, kissing, while the chaos erupts around them. Unconcerned about the angry crowd and riot police the couple were acting as if they were in the most romantic place in the world!
The photojournalist, Richard Lam, who took the photograph, was covering the riots, that erupted when the Vancouver Canucks lost 4-0 to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup.
But, later the couple (Scott Jones and his girlfriend, Alex Thomas) told that, they were knocked down by the security personnels.
Morning shows in theater banned – to stop college students from bunking classes?
But, are the movie theaters the only reason college kids bunk classes?
How about the restaurants? Public parks? or what about the shopping malls where kids can be seen in their uniforms.
Why is it a bad idea ?
Pole and wire – mutual support!
A twitter user, @gogoze, posted the amazing photo below. The engineering principles and rules fail when people build structures like that seen in the photo below.
It is unthinkable, unbelievable to see cable supporting hanging poles in the air. This should be the perfect example of how engineers work in Nepal. Another photo (it should be pretty scary to look up like that):
Namrata celebrated her 25th birthday
"I will spend some time in an Aashram (holy shrine). Then, I will celebrate it with my friends in my own way", she said.
From the very early morning on Tuesday her friends and fans had sent her various birthday messages. "I guess, I received more than fifty messages ",she said. She also threw a small party on that day.
Now, she is going to celebrate it full-fledge on Wednesday, with her busy friends who could not make it on Tuesday.
5 reasons the new Cybercafe ID requirement rule will fail
The record should include:
- Identification card (Nepali), or Passport (foreigners)
- Name address
- Entry time
- Duration of Internet surfing
- The computer used
Let’s analyze why it won’t work:
1. Privacy – opens a black market to sell personal information
The record is very
valuable information. If every cybercaf̩ start collecting such information, like Name, address, internet surfing habits, this data will be very useful to marketers and criminals. If that information goes to wrong hands, the details can be used for criminal activities like Рblackmailing, abducting etc.
The cybercafe can sell such personal information to make easy cash.
2. Criminals don’t need to record everything
Suppose I am a cyber criminal. I will go to one of the cybercafe and make a deal, to pay Rs. 100 per hour (if regular price is Rs. 20 per hour) if they don’t record my personal information. The guy will make eno
ugh profit to bribe any police officer if they happen to find about the incident.
3. Software and logistics
I am sure the government will not provide the software and other logistics to record such details. The owner of cybercafe will need to invest extra in hardware and manpower. The extra cost doesn’t motivate the owners to keep the record. Most of them will try to fake the record.
4. Tax – Cyber cafe can’t evade tax
If everybody record the exact statistics of their visitors, they might need to pay tax, which otherwise they won’t pay. How can the government expect the cybercafé owners to let the axe fa
ll on their own feet?
5. Other reasons
The government doesn’t know how to deal with internet. They have failed to control VOIP and sex websites. This is another example of short-slightness of our government.
Yes, there are a lot of of other reasons the new regulation won’t work. Please comment what you think in the comment section. (Photos collected from various online sources)
Here are some of the posts I had written about Nepal Government’s previous unsuccessful attempts to block websites:
- Blocked sites in Nepal – Analysis of remaining websites in the list
- Nepali ‘Ban-List’ is a promotion list – please add xnepali.net in it!
- Internet black-list updated – 56 sites in the new list
- Blogspot blogs, Huffingtonpost, SFSI among blocked websites in Nepal
- 60 P0rn sites blocked in Nepal
- After two months of ban on Explicit websites, the govt. couldn’t implement it
- 5 VOIP sites blocked in Nepal
- Explicit websites blocked in Nepal
Save Rhino
A notice-board seen in Parewaswari Samudayak Ban Upabhokta Group, Piple – 6, Mahadevtar, Chitawan to create awareness on the conservation of wildlife.
The one-horned rhinoceros, only found in Nepal, is in the verge of extinction. The poachers kill it for the it precious horn.
Let the rhino live!
Shahrukh Khan finished writing biography
The biography titled, ‘Twenty years in a Decade‘ covers his life period from 1991 to 2001.
‘I have written this book for fun, positive thinking, and optimism. I have been writing it for the last ten years. I have written my life in humorous manner’, he said.
World’s shortest Title of Khagendra goes to a Filipino
Nepali Khagendra Thapa Magar was the world’s shortest man till Saturday only. On Sunday, this tile was bestowed on Junrey Balawing from a poor family in the rural Philippines. Guinness World Records declared Balawing the world´s shortest man as he turned 18 and presented him a certificate at his birthday party in the rural town of Sindangan on Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines.
Balawing is more than 7cm shorter than the previous record holder, Khagendra Thapa Magar. Balawing is 59.93cm (23.6 inches) tall. Khagendra had held the record since last October.
Balawing stopped growing when he was two years old and doctors had not been able to say why he stopped growing, his father said.
