It is a surprising fact that, most of the Nepali actresses have given birth to a girl child as their first child. Majority of the actresses have daughters as their first child. The a daughter of the another actresses Arunima Lamsal have also given birth to a daughter (update).
Let’s see who are those actresses and their daughters:
When I wanted to see the online edition of the oldest newspaper in Nepal, Gorkhapatra, I was surprised to the following screen:
It is surprising for a few reasons:
Now, I don’t know what this means in Gorkhapatra!
With the release of latest FIFA rankings, Nepal leads the South Asian region climbing up to the 136th position. Nepal has climbed 12 spots in the FIFA ranking list published on Wednesday that is released every month by football’s world governing body FIFA. Nepal ascended to the 136th position collecting 184 points, and in the South Asia, Bangladesh is the next following Nepal at 147.
India has slipped six places and is ranked 153 in the world rankings and third in South Asia. Nepal and Bangladesh are the only two countries in the South Asian region to ascend in the FIFA rankings whereas Bhutan remains unchanged at the bottom at rank 201 and all other remaining five countries have fallen back.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, ranks of South Asian countries are: –
Nepal – 136
Bangladesh – 147
India – 153
Maldives – 160
Pakistan – 171
Sri Lanka – 176
Afghanistan – 179
Bhutan – 201
In the history, Nepal’s new ranking is the second best. The first best, the highest ranking was 124 that Nepal had achieved from December 1993 to February 1994. The lowest ranking was in February 2008 when Nepal declined to 188.
In Zonal ranking among 46-member nations of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Nepal ranks 20.  On the basis of three international matches played recently by Nepal within a month, Nepal has achieved this new improved ranking though Nepal lost against Jordan with a huge margin last week. Nepal was able to defeat East Timor 2-1 and 5-0 in two legs of the first round of 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifying matches.
Meanwhile on Thursday, Nepal managed to hold Jordon to 1-1 draw in the second leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers played at the Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu.
In a protest against corruption, high profile protesters like Bhagawati Kafle, Rameshore Khanal, MaHa jodi (Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha), Rabindra Mishra, and others gathered in front of the office of The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), wearing the T-shirt with the message "Bhrasthachari laai kira paros" (Let the corrupt rot).
A report published by the website of the Times of India on Wednesday, indicated that Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, chairman of Nepal’s Maoist party and Paras Bir Bikram Shah, the former crown prince, are sharing a common platform. Both, who were sworn enemies during the “People’s War” that sought to abolish monarchy in Nepal, are co-chairs of the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation, a little-known organisation from Beijing that hit the headlines worldwide this month after coming up with a $3 billion grandiose plan to develop Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace, into a Buddhist “Mecca”.
The website has asked what common does Prachanda has with Paras. The party leading by Prachanda has fought a 10-year war ending in the death of over 17,000 people and the Paras is known for for letting fly with his gun and fists first and asking questions later? And the unexpected answer, according to the website, is: the Buddha, the apostle of peace and the Middle Path.
The website citing to the China Daily, further, listed out the joint chairmen as: Steven Clark Rockefeller Jr, a fifth-generation member of the Rockefeller family; Jack Rosen, chairman of the American Jewish Congress, Leon H Charney, a real estate tycoon and former US presidential adviser; Prachanda and Paras.
The ways of the Foundation have been mysterious. According to a local media report and the Chinese web site, Paras left Nepal in a huff for Singapore in 2008 and in March, Prachanda went on a clandestine visit to Singapore, ostensibly to attend a programme hosted by the Foundation. The visit led to speculation that he had gone there to meet Chinese authorities over the fluid political situation in Nepal. The previous year, Prachanda had gone to Malaysia on the invitation of the same organisation.
The Foundation has claimed to build hotels, railway tracks, a Buddhist university and an international airport at Lumbini, but, the Nepal government no inklings about this.  According to the Times of India, the Chinese appearance in the Buddha’s birthplace comes during India improving the Indian cities associated with the Buddha that is trying to mislead the world into believing that the Buddha was born in Nepal.
Kenjo is one of the many plants found in high hills. The plant used as a traditional medicine ingredient, is found in high hills of Taplejung.
Photo credits – Rabin Bhattarai, Taplejung (from Facebook)
I thought, it can only happen in Nepali movies, – a low grade trick to copy the idea from other movies’ posters to design their posters. But, I am proved wrong!
Big banner Bollywood movie Murder 2 did the same – not in one but two of its posters. The sequel to the 2004 superhit film Murder, Murder 2 is told to be a Bollywood erotic thriller film.
MaHa Sanchar presents a social awareness comedy movie
Nepali Tele-film – Jalpari
Starring – Madan Krishan Shrestha, Hari Bansha Acharya, Neha Karki, Eelam Dikshit etc.
Story/Direction – MaHa
Full telefilm in a single part:
Credit – MaHa Sanchar
For employment in Korea and better earning, 50 thousand 43 youths took the Korean Language Proficiency Test (KLPT) on Friday and Saturday. Total candidates, who had filled the form for the KLPT test, were 57 thousand 457. But seven thousand 414 candidates remained absent.
Out of the exam attendees, 7,100 will be selected and will fly to Korea starting January 2012. Director General of the Korean Department of Human Resources had come to Nepal leading 58-member team to administer the exams. The exam was taken from 20 exam centres in Kathmandu valley.
In Nepal, pregnant women are fed beaten rice and yogurt (Dahi Chiura) to wish for the health of the mother and the unborn child. Three of the Nepali actresses, Rekha Thapa, Rejina Upreti, and Richa Ghimire gathered in an event organized at Arunima Lamsal‘s home in Kapan Kathmandu. They also invited another pregnant actress Sanchita Luitel in the ceremony.
What makes this event special is that, these five actresses, who are considered to be rivals in Nepali movie industry, have tried to prove everybody wrong by gathering in a place to celebrate the happiness of two of their colleagues.
It seems, mahanayak Rajesh Hamal and Karishma Manandhar have finally realized their actual age and have accepted that they are old enough to act in a parent’s role of lead character.
Shovit Basnet presents the movie full of entertainment:
Nepali Movie – Maan
Starring – Loken Karki, Dinesh Sharma, Bijaya Lama, Sunil Dutta Pandey, Uttam Pradhan, Jaya Kishan Basnet, Rejina Upreti, Soniya Sharma, Muna Karki, Gopal Raj Mainali etc.
Writer – Yugesh Rayamajhi
Direction – Shovit Basnet
The US Embassy Public Service Announcement (PSA) featuring Rajesh Hamal is recently released in Nepali media. The Embassy had selected Rajesh Hamal to convey the message that, no private organization can influence the issuance of US Embassy Visa. It is only the Counselor of the embassy who decide to issue the visa and nobody can influence his/her decision. It is another story that, Rajesh Hamal’s US visa application was rejected in January of 2009.
Nepali Movie – Sima Rekha (Borderline)
Starring – Rajpal Thapa, Sanu Baba, Rajani Rana, Bhuwan Chand, Jitendra Mahat ‘Abhilashi’, Bhim Bahadur Thapa, Laxmi Giri et.
Script / Direction – Kishor Rana
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18 years old Rogina Ghising Tamang of Kavrepalanchok was announced Miss Tamang 2011 in the program organized in Kathmandu on July 9. The program was organized by Everest Fashion Home and Nepal Tamang Kala Sanskriti Kendra. First runner up went to Kriti Ghising Tamang and second runner up to Sarah Ghising Tamang.
The winner of the Fourth Miss Tamang Beauty Contest, Rogina, received Rs. 25,000 in cash, crown, and various gifts. Rogina, grade 12 student in management, was also awarded the Miss Photogenic title. First runner up, Kriti and second runner up, Sarah, received Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 in cash respectively along with crown and trophy. 
Other title winners are:
Miss Talent –Karisma Tamang,
Miss Personality – Sarah Ghising Tamang,
Miss Best Smile – Kriti Ghising Tamang,
Miss Best Catwalk –Susma Bahu Tamang,
Best Hair – Jyoti Dong Tamang,
Miss Friendship – Geeta Glan Tamang,
Miss Decipline – Sunita Moktan,
Winner from online voting- Saraswoti Lopchan Tamang .
The choreography of the program was done by former Miss Nepal Jenisha Moktan. (Photo credit: Everest Fashion Home)
