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‘Sayed’ film doing good business

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“Sayed” film has established new record out of valley. It has already done very good business in Kathmandu Valley with continuous housefull in Multicomplex Halls. In Kathmandu alone, it has done business of about Rs 12 million till Friday.

From Friday, it was started to shown in out of valley and according to Hall owners, “Sayed” film is doing good business there. It is attracting very large volume of viewers.

Collection of ‘Sayed’ according to merocinema:

Mankamana Hall, Damauli: It did business of more than Rs 25000 on Friday and more than Rs. 1 lakh on Saturday leaving behind the record of Chapali Height and Loot. Madhav Prasad Koirala, Manager, said that after 15 years, so many viewers have come to watch Nepali movie.

Pokhara: It did business of Rs 1, 34,180  in Bindabasini Film Hall on Friday and on Saturday, it was shown in two more halls Barahi ‘Kha’ and Shri Krishna due to increased volume of viewers and did business of Rs 3,87,665 in total.

Ganesh Cinema, Dharan: It did business of Rs 62,382 on the first day and on second day, of Rs 1,31,475. Nepali film rarely got good volume of viewers here.

Similarly, it has also done very good business in Sarawoti Cinema Hall, Dhangadhi and in Puja Film Hall, Baglung. Hall owner got amazed with the business did in Sidheswor Film Hall of Parbat.

Nepali Movie – Dharmaputra

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Nepali Film – Dharmaputra
Starring – , Bipana Thapa, Sushila Rayamajhi,  Yubaraj Lama etc.
Director – Yubaraj Lama

The movie ‘Dharmaputra’, released in 2055/56 is a presentation of Tripursundari International Cine Arts Pvt. Ltd.’s seventh movie and Narayani Group’s presentation. Music by Sambhujit Baskota, dialogue by Amar Rasaili, choreography of Raju Shah, action of Rajendra Khadgi, cinematography of Sambhu Sapkota, editing of Narendra Khadka, story and production concept Sushil Chaugai, script by Yubraj Lama, Amar Rasaili and Sushil Chaugai. The movie is produced by Yubaraj Lama.

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Dinner with Miss Nepal 2012 in London

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The model turned beauty-queen, Miss Nepal 2012, Shristi Shrestha is at present in UK for two weeks and will attend training sessions for the upcoming Miss World pageant that will be held in China in August this year.

 Shristi has recently visited Siraha after the massive fire broke out on May 15 and is on a mission to collect unwanted clothes and raise funds to help rehabilitate the victims.

To raise money for the Siraha fire and Pokhara flood victims, Events & Ideas Production Miss UK Nepal Team is organizing Dinner with Miss Nepal World on 10th June in London.

Nepali Movie – Cheetkar

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Pashupati Films presents
Royal Films P. Ltd’s first movie by Bachan Samaal
Nepali Movie – Cheetkar
Starring – Ganesh Upreti, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan, Tika Pahadi, Ganesh Neupane, Maya Pradhan, Radha Lamsal, Gopal Bhutani etc.
Script / Dialogue – Jagadishowr Thapa
Director / writer – K. K. Pandey

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‘3 lovers’-film by NRN in Shrawan 12

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‘3 lovers’ Nepali film, which has been produced by NRN Prince Shrestha living in Belgium, is going to be released on Shrawan 12. As being said, its a story about 3 guys who have different perception about love.

Miss Teen 2005 Priyanka Karki is in starring role and others in starring roles are Niraj Baral, Devu Shrestha, Dhirendra Raj Thapa, Pooja Sharma and Suman Gaire. The film written by Shivam Adhikari has been directed by Suresh Darpan Pokharel.

(Photo credit: Facebook page of  3 lOvErS a nepali film)

A Road to Musical Fame- Band Competition

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All Nepal Band Competition is going to be organized at various cities of Nepal with a title “SongNepal XclusiveZ Band Clash 2012- A Road to Musical Fame”. It has been anticipated as one of the biggest music competitions in the country covering five major cities in Nepal: Pokhara, Butwal, Narayangarh, Dharan, and Kathmandu.

In the competition, every Band should perform two songs including at least one original song and all Genres are eligible for performance. It includes Metal, Rock, Hardcore / Punk, Pop, Jazz, Blues and Hip-Hop / R’n’B. Grand Finale Battle will be held on 18th August 2012, at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu.

Winner of Band Clash will receive Rs. 1 Lakh Cash Prize, Album Recording, Music Video, Online Promotion of worth Rs 30,000, Media Coverage etc. and 1st Runner up will recieve Rs. 50,000 Cash Prize, Music Video, Song Recording, Online Promotion of worth Rs 20,000, Media Coverage etc. Collaboration Album of Top 10 Bands will also be recorded.

Band registration has been opened from May 15 to July 15 and registration fee is Rs 5000 per band. The forms are available at SongsNepal office, Bagbazzar; ISS, Lagan; Metal Institute, Anamnagar; Magnetic Orange Studio, Naradevi; Nepal Music Center, Pingalasthan; Folio Magazine Office, Dhakhu; Sunday Cafe, Jawalakhel; Blood and Thunder Music Academy, Kumaripati.

Dev Rana (A Legendary Drummer of Nepal), Robin Tamang (Band: Robin & The New Revolution) and Hari Maharjan (Band: Hari Maharjan Project) are in panel of judges.

News from Nepal May, 2012 (consolidated)

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Citizenship to only three LGBTs

May 12, 2012 @ 17:24

The Supreme Court has already ordered the government on December 21, 2007 to issue citizenship certificates on the basis of gender identity. But yet on this basis, only three third gender persons in the country have been issued certificates

Today in an interaction organized by the Blue Diamond Society, the participants stressed the need of understanding the matter regarding giving legal rights to the gay and lesbian relationships by the bureaucracy.

As mentioned in RSS, President of the Blue Diamond Society and CA member, Sunil Babu Panta, complained that the government employees sought financial benefit and abroad visit while requesting for amendment in the related laws and also added that the third gender people were not given citizenship at the direction of the then Home Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara.

The two-day interaction has been organized to solicit suggestions from media people regarding the problems faced by the LGBTs (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual people) and the ways of addressing their problems.

Boy killed for writing love letter

May 13, 2012 @ 15:38
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Nepali Movie – Sampati

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Nepali Movie – Sampati
Starring –Arjun Shrestha, Mausami Malla, Tika Pahadi, Ishwori Pradhan, Muralidhar, Nir Shah, Gopal Bhutani etc.
Story / script – Nutan Pradhan
Director – Shambhu Pradhan

The movie by Ishowri Films and Shrestha Cine Concern banners is a Rajendra Shrestha’s presentation of Nutan Pradhan movie. The story and script of the movie is written by Nutan Pradhan. The movie also features Shambhu and Nutan’s daughter Ishwori Pradhan.
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Finally, Namrata signed in "Kollywood"

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Namrata Shrestha has signed in an upcoming movie “Kollywood”. Earlier it was announced at the official press meet that Miss Nepal 2010 first runner-up, Sahana Bajracharya would play as the lead role in the movie.


Ultimately Sahana has been replaced by Namrata to play the female lead. According to namratafan.com site, after misunderstanding with the production team, another model, Simpal Khanal was expected to sign in. But, at last Namrata was signed up.

According to cybersansar, Sahana replied for why she was replaced as “The dates did not match to her schedule and need more preparation. Not only that, she is busy with the documentary that is to be screened very soon.”

‘Kollywood’ will be the debut movie of director Navaraj Acharya. Aryan Sigdel will be playing in opposite to Namrata.

Minakshi Thapa dead, fake driving license, DSP injured (April, 2012 consolidated)

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A Bollywood artist of Nepali origin, Minakshi Thapa found dead

Apr 19, 2012 @ 07:57

An artist who had worked as a junior artist in Bollwood movies, Minakshi Thapa was found dead in Ilahabad by the Mumbai police.

Mumbai police has accused a junior artist Amit Jayasawal and a model, Preeti Suni of killing Minakshi. Police has told that they had killed the actress in an attempt to abduct her and get ransom.

The model and the artist had lured Minakshi to Illahabad by promising her to offer a role in a Bhojpuri movie.

91 arrested for fake driving license

Apr 21, 2012 @ 18:22

Police on Saturday morning arrested 91 persons for trying to obtain their driving licenses through fake procedure by paying money to brokers.

The police arrested them at the local Capital hotel and Jaljala Hotel near the bus park along with the broker while dealing in necessary paperwork to apply for driving license.

All of the arrestees are from Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Butwal and had reached Bheri Zonal Transportation Office to obtain driving license without undergoing trials and written exams.

Police suspects some staffs of transportation office and some police officers in the racket.

It has been learnt that SK Driving Centre of Butwal, Hamro Driving Centre of Bharatpur and Nawalpur Driving Centre of Nawalparasi are involved in dealing in forged licenses.

Rishi Rimal of SK driving and Santosh Sharma of Nawalpur has been detained by police while Kumar Pariyar of Hamro Driving and other members of the fake license racket fled when the raid was conducted.

DSP got injured in bomb blast

Apr 11, 2012 @ 14:08
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramesh Basnet of Area Police Office Kohalpur in Nepalgunj got injured in a bomb blast.

The police reached the site after locals informed about seeing three unidentified objects wrapped in the paper at the field in Kardhari VDC-1, Naya Basti . One of them exploded after DSP Basnet accidentally kicked it thinking that it was some trash, according to Kantipur report. The other two were disposed by the bomb disposal squad.

DSP Basnet got injured in his eye, finger of left leg and the treatment was done in Nepalgunj Nursing Home and further treatment in Fatya Bal Eye Hospital.

According to police, the investigation is underway.

Documentary – Rays of Hope

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RIMS Nepal Presents
Documentary – Rays of Hope

Produced by Media Service Nepal
Resource Identification and Management Society Nepal, Dhading

This video summarizes the activities and impacts encompasses the various aspects of community empowerment. It also highlights some major aspects of the working approaches and community reflections.

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