The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is actively involved in the Bhrastchari Lai Kira Paros (May the Corrupt Rot) movement. Participation of high profile people in the movement in July had sparked the participation and intensity of the movement.
Today, CIAA handed over the May the Corrupt Rot t-shirts to all the Nepal Government Secretaries. After wearing the t-shirt, they posed for a group photo.
The public post holder’s commitment against corruption is appreciable and we can hope some reduction in corruption in government offices. Photo credits – Min Ba
jracharya and T-shirt courtesy: Dr Sameer Mani Dixit.
It is strange, how come cows are roaming around in the roads of capital city. Due to traffic congestion, there are various restrictions for some vehicles in many roads (some vehicles that are restricted are – Chinese tractor, hand driven cargo carts, diesel auto-rickshaw, pedal driven rickshaw, big trucks, buses and so on).
But, cows are free to roam around without any restrictions.
Balkrishna Dahal took some photos to show some examples of how the cows roam around the city – unrestricted. There isn’t any statistics on how many accidents have occurred due to the presence of animal on the road. But, it should be something the authorities should be concerned about.
The earthquake of June 7, 1255 AD (1310 BS) is the first recorded earthquake in the history of Nepal. During the earthquake nearly one third of the total population of Kathmandu were killed. Among the killed were the King of Kathmandu valley, Abahya Malla. The earthquake magnitude at that time is believed to be around 7.7 in Richter scale.
Mangalbazar, Patan destruction during the earthquake of 1934 (1990BS)
Another big earthquake was recorded in 1260 AD (1316BS) during the reign of King Jayadev Malla. During the earthquake many buildings and temples collapsed. there was a huge loss of lives and an epid
emic and famine after the earthquake was attributed to the natural disaster.
The prime minister, Judda Shamsher J. B. Rana announcing the relief efforts during the earthquake of 1934
Bikini Killer Charles Shobhraj‘s 22-year-old wife Nihita Biswas is told to be featured in a reality TV show, Bigg Boss 5. From the time Nihita announced her love for the convicted killer, she was expected to cash in the popularity she got from linking herself to the controversial character.
An Indian Newspaper, Times of India, has told that Nihita has already confirmed her presence in the show. Bigg Boss show, known for presenting controversial content, goes on air in October. Nihita is expected to arrive in India by the end of September for the preparation of the show.
The Constitution of Nepal was supposed to be made a lot earlier. But, it had been postponed a number of times and there is still no hope for one in near future.
The country is so obsessed by the word Constitution (Sambidhan) that there are a lot of things are being named after it. Dipak Bhattarai found a couple of signboards in Chitawan with Sambidhan written in them.
An intersection is named "Sambidhan Chowk" that connects Cancer, Religion (Dharma Chowk), 2.4 Million (ChaubisKoti), and Narayanghadh.
Like last year, Rekha Thapa and Aryan Sigdel have again become the top actress and actor in the CG Digital Film Awards, held in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Rekha’s own production, the movie Kasle Choryo Mero Man received the best movie award, director Suraj Subba Nalbo received the best director and Shreeman received the critic’s award.
For New Century Pictures and National Studio Nir Shah presents: Nepali Movie – Guru Chela (1997) Starring –Shree Krishna Shrestha, Pooja Chand, Raja Ram Poudel, Narayan Tripathi, Jitu Nepal, Basundhara Bhusal, Rabi Shah, Anju Ranjit etc. Story/Dialogue/Script/lyrics – Surendra Rana, Director – Shyam Rai
The Nepal Film Board has unveiled the details of the celebration of Nepal Film Day on September 18, 2011 (Asoj 1, 2068 BS). In the event will start with a special music in the morning (Prabhat feri), various programs in the day and a party in the evening. All the theaters accross Nepal will do Dipawali by lighting lights and fireworks. The day is also planned to be celebrated as a weekly program by forming a committee to manage it.
The current schedule is to ask the new prime minister Baburam Bhattarai to address the program. The leading actor and actress Rajesh Hamal and Rekha Thapa are also scheduled address the program. Continue reading
When Khagendra Thapa Magar kissed Rekha Thapa in 2009, it was a huge news. This time he got an opportunity to kiss another hot actress (although, a bit older), Karishma Manandhar. But this didn’t make a big news, may be because Khagendra is no longer a world’s shortest person. Khagendra kissed Karishma in Malaysia during his attendence in Khagendra Utsav, a festival named after him.
Khagendra is such a cute little guy that everybody want to pick him up and take a photo. And it seems, he likes kissing every beautiful ladies he could get hold of.
Anjuli Films P. Ltd. presents Nepali Movie – Timro Maya 99 Mero Maya 100 Starring – Rajesh Hamal, Ramesh Upreti, Bipana Thapa, Richa Ghimire, Mukunda Shrestha, Laxmi Giri, Shubhadra Adhikari, Rajendra Khadgi and Om Pratik Writer / Direction – Om Pratik
Nepali movie ‘Kanyadan’ is a presentation of Bijaya Gopal Dali for Salon Films Pvt. Ltd. This movie, a 2011 release, is named same as the hit film of 1991, ‘Kanyadan’, directed by Prakash Thapa. (Watch ‘Kanyadaan’ (1991)) Continue reading
Among 34 beautiful young girls, Archana Panthi won the title of Miss Teen 2011 on 2nd September that was held at Nepal Academy Hall, Kamaladi.
This beauty pageant was presented by the Fashion Plus and the panel of judges were renowned actors Neer Shah, Rajesh Hamal, and beautician Kamala Shrestha.
Intially, Panthi, along with Rita Piya, Manisha Chhetri, Prakriti Tiwari, and Shweta Pokharel, made it to the top 5. Their answers to the question “Where do you see yourself standing, 10 years from now, in Nepal?†landed Panthi, Tiwari and Pokharel on a tie.
Hence, the judges put forward the final question in order to decide the winner: “Poet laureate Laxmi Prasad Devkota wrote the poem ‘K chha thulo jagatma pasina bibek, Udeshya k linu udi chhunu chandra ek. What did Devkota mean by the verse?’â€
The answer that led Panthi to the title is:
 “To be honest, I don’t really see myself in a position where I can define the great poet’s work. However, if I were to say, then the verse means that the goal we achieve without any hard work does not have any value. It’s like they say hard work bears sweet fruit. We must have dreams and aims but we should always try to attain them from our effort.â€
Tiwari and Pokharel were announced 1st and 2nd runner up respectively. Other title winners are: Miss Personality: Samjhana Grung Miss Talent: Sweta Pokhrel Miss Friendship: Mandita Thapa Miss Photogenic: Anjali ThapaMagar Miss Best Smile: Candy Lama Miss Organiser Choice: Nani Joshi Miss Veteran: Chandani Karki Miss Entrepreneur: Malina Tandukar Miss Best Hair: Archana Panthi Miss Catwalk: Manisha Chhetri Miss Leadership: Rita Piya Viewer’s choice award: Sonu Lama
In the wake of two popular sweets manufacturers using sub-standard raw materials and neglecting the hygiene of the product they sold, it is the time to be more vigilant on the quality of food products being sold in the market.
Sweets are only a tip of the iceberg. Almost every product sold in Nepal are found to be adulterated in some form. Sand is mixed in rice, color in turmeric, cheap flour in expensive one, kerosene in petrol … and the list goes on. The issue of Real juice even involved the governments of India and
Nepal. These facts have proven that the government can do little in such matters. So, the consumers should unite to protest such practices and be more aware of their own health and safety.
