Now it is sure, Namrata won’t dwell on the past mistake and will come back with the bang. Some time back she decided to work in a film involving Ekata, a previous drug addict and drug abuse activist, and this time it is more challenging task she is planning to undertake – host KTV awards.
The award show hosted by Kantipur TV is one of the show to gauge the performance of movies, actors and backstage personnel. I hope, somebody will nominate Namrata on the Most Scandalous Actress of 2009 followed by Pooja Lama.
Most of the cine artists want Namrata to come back in the entertainment industry. So they are pressuring her to present herself to the public. The acting of Namrata in her past movies Mero Euta Sathi Chha and Sano Sansar were liked by many and they don’t want to lose the rising star of Nepali Cinema.
Documentary – इतिहास जितà¥à¤¨à¥‡à¤¹à¤°à¥à¤•à¥‹ लागी (History for Winners)
Directed and presented by Pranay Limbu based on Nepali Singers Kuber Rai and Dhiraj Rai.
An award-winning singer makes a desperate but unsuccessful attempt to make a comeback after being in musical hibernation for seven years. Itihaas Jitneharuka Laagi portrays the changes in the Nepali music scene, as represented by Kuber Rai and Dhiraj Rai. The two singers are a study in contrasts, with their diametrically opposing personalities and attitude towards music.
The kid Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal, is carrying is not a kid at all.
The little man, Khagendra Thapa Magar, has just turned 18 and is going to London to register himself as the shortest person in the World. He is collecting funds for the travel cost.
It is good thing that Khagendra is going to be the record holder. But, I didn’t know that you have to go to London to register yourself in the Guinness World Records.
The official FAQ doesn’t mention of visiting London.
…Once you have received the guidelines you can attempt the record and collect all the evidence as indicated in the guidelines and in the Records Breakers Pack. You can send the evidence to our office in London, where we will be able to verify it within 6 weeks and send you a certificate to commemorate the achievement, if the verification is satisfactory.
In a call to the world community to see the impact of climate change in the Himalayas, Nepal government council of ministers are meeting at the foothills of Mt Everest on December 4, 2009.
The ministers are meeting at Gorakshep, at an elevation of 5,164 m (17,190 ft) above sea level. Gorakshep, meaning Dead Ravens, is a frozen lakebed covered with sand. Twenty 20 cricket match was held at Gorakshep to set a World Record Altitude for field sport.
After the meeting the Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal, will held a press meet at Syangboche (11,523 ft) to brief about the meeting.
I thought the marriage was the happy ending. But, the latest news is not so promising. Poor Pooja, she should be having a pretty hard time.
Entertainment circle is heated with the gossip of difficulties in the relationship between newly married couple, Pooja Lama and Shishir Shyangtang.
Although, Pooja said that their relationship is as good as ever and they are not having any misunderstanding, Pooja is living with her friend Nisha Sunar instead of her newly married husband. Nisha Sunar is one of the best friends of Pooja and according to Pooja she is sick. Pooja says that Nisha’s husband is away and she doesn’t have anybody to take care of, so she has to live with Nisha.
That is ok, one should help friends in hard times. But, Pooja also claimed that the relationship between friends is more important than husband and wife’s relationship.
A child singer, Smita Pradhan, has released a musical album named “Smita†for Nepali children. Her effort is appreciable in the Nepalese music industry that is mostly targeted to the adult audiance . The album contains six tracks.
Musician Chetan Sapkota has composed the music in the songs written by Arati Thapa Shrestha, Navaraj Basnet, Tara and Chetan himself.
On February this year, another 12-year-old child singer, Nirajan KC, organized a musical program in Kathmandu to show his talent and announce the formation of a Fund to collect funds for the education of unprivileged children. He handed over Rs. 15,000, collected from the concert for the education of 10 children.
These kids are the future of the country! All the best with their musical journey! (Source: The Himalayan Times daily and filmykhabar)
Two Nepali students came in first place in a watercraft race in the 15th International competition for Science, Mathematics, Astronomy and Computer Science (QUANTA 2009) held in Lucknow (India) from 14th to 17th November 2009.
Rishav Khanal and Nagendra Ghimire, O-Level students of Budhanilkantha School came in first place in a watercraft race with their "Missile Boat".
The competition is a unique race designed to test the ingenuity, assembly skills, and understanding of practical problems of the participants. The participants had to bring a working model of a battery powered craft, 12 inches by 8 inches, designed to cross 25 m length of water in the competition.
Shiva Shrestha is one of the oldest actors in Nepali film industry, famous in action movies and romance movies. Apart from his acting skills he is also a good dancer, a skill lacking in many male actors in Nepalese movies. Shiva Sherstha has also acted in various Pakistani movies and has received numerous awards for his performance. Continue reading
Nepal Government has a deadline to issue at least a machine readable passport (MRP) within four months (April 1, 2010). MRPs were around since 1980s and nobody in the concerned ministry bothered to convert our passports until it was too late. We are very fast in changing the logos on it and even debating in changing the flag but, shy of embracing the latest technology and trends.
Foreign ministry is selecting the company to print and supply devices for MRPs. By the time we finish moving to MRP passports, ePassport might be the new requirement. Lekhnath Pandey thought (or is it the ‘sources’?) it would be better to go directly for ePassport instead of MRPs . It sure makes sense but isn’t it too much, too late ? I can’t forget the failure of government to supply enough bank notes last Dashain.
Pandey has written that current passport costs $0.82 to print. But, MRP in other hand might cost as high as $20 per passport. Hey, isn’t it only two lines of extra text that could be read by machine? If the cost includes the machine infrastructure then it might make sense.
Amidst protest from animal rights groups, artists, and spiritual leaders, Gadhimai Mela is being held ‘successfully’. More than 18000 buffalos were killed on the first day. It is told that the area is filled with blood and bodies of killed animals everywhere.
In the last effort to stop the inhuman ‘balee’ of animals, animal rights group went there to request the chief priest to stop the event. The priest played deaf ears. The local and central government didn’t take any steps to stop or minimize the killing in the event. The Chief of Police and other high ranking police officers went to the mela to offer their prayers. The Buddha Boy, who told that he will go there in person to stop the event, has disappeared.
The religious event is a perfect business opportunity for the organizers and the local people in the area. The 300-years-old mela organizers are expecting to raise NRs.140 million this year. Last time however, the mela could generate only NRs. 460 thousands. The low income was attributed to the Maoist civil war during the time.
It is very sad, such an event is being held with support from government and such a large number people.
There sure is a silver lining. In the previous years, such protests were unheard of. This year, many local and foreign media have covered the event and it is going to face much more criticism in future. The poll in the xnepali homepage shows 79% of votes against animal sacrifice. Hopefully, next mela will be a ‘vegetarian’ one.
Actress Ranjana Sharma who started her love life in film style, ended it after 7 years of ups and downs about 8 months back. Now, another filmy twist has re-united them.
Ranjana Sharma and director Shyam Bhattarai met while working for a TV serial ‘Gahana’. Shyam Bhattarai introduced Ranjana in big screen movies with Maryada. After a lengthy love affair (about 4 years long), when they decided to marry and live together, Shyam’s family protested on the marriage. Shyam became love sick, lived without food for 7 days, until they married in a temple with the help of his close friends on June 15, 2006. Various misunderstandings and tussle caused them to live separately for the last 8 months. The separation of the two movie artists was widely covered in the media.
Now, they have patched the relationship and have started living together again. Ranjana, in an interview with Nagariknews, told that they were not divorced in the first place. She also said that they have started living together again since Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
The same Karima Begum, who beat the CDO, showed her short-temper to Kantipur TV crews, and who the PM don’t want to punish for her wrong-doings, told that she wants coffee to be planted in Tarai (lower parts of Nepal).
There is nothing wrong in planting coffee in Tarai as long as the climate suits. But the agriculture specialist, under her own ministry, think that it was the dumbest thing to say in a public function.
Minister may not know everything about their ministry but at least they should do some homework on what they are talking. She could have discussed about the topic with the specialists before she talked.
For business purpose, coffee can only be planted in the terrain in the range of 800 m to 1,600 m above sea level. Tarai region doesn’t have that terrain and attempts to plant coffee in such region have failed in India and Sri Lanka.
We have seen that she is arrogant, short tempered, and the latest event prove that she is also ignorant of her own field, agriculture.
UPDATE: Begum released a press statement to apologize as instructed by PM Nepal. But the “apology” statement reads more like an “accusation” statement rather than an apology. If you want to read the statement (in Nepali) here is the scanned copy. Continue reading
He used to be the funny sensation a few years back. His songs are still being heard and liked by many people. But, the person, Prakash Ojha, has nearly been forgotten for some time. In a latest news, it is told that he is coming back on TV with a comedy show. He is planning to start a weekly program in a recently launched TV, Tarai TV.
The sex scandal involving a model and actress, Jyoti Khadka, changed everything for him. He had to go to jail for a couple of years for the “crimeâ€Â. Jyoti Khadka is struggling in the entertainment industry with a new name ‘Jenisha’ or ‘Jeshika’. Her first big screen movie, Jungalee Manche (movie link), didn’t make a big impact despite much publicity. (A scene from the movie is posted at the end of the post.)
Well, the Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal doesn’t want Home Ministry to take action against Begum. He doesn’t want to take chance of alienating Begum’s party on such a minor issue of slapping an employee.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has instructed home minister Bhim Rawal not to take action against State Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Karima Begum saying such move would hamper inter-party relation of the ruling parties hence the stability of the government, Kantipur daily reported. (Nepalnews)
That was against the CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal’s suggestion: to sack Begum. Even some leaders of Begum’s own party Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik have suggested the party leadership to ask Begum to resign based on morality.
PM Nepal was made prime minister by the parties, not the people, so he is accountable to the parties. He only needs leaders and foreign support to run the country and doesn’t need any government employees to help him.
Satya Raj Acharya, a singer and son of Bhajan Shiromadi, Bhakta Raj Acharya, is going to act in a movie named "Acharya". The movie is based on the life of Bhakta Raj and Satya will act in his father’s role. Satya Raj got the lead role as his face resembles his father’s and he also knows his father better than anyone else.
Roshan Rai, a resident of Sikkim is producing the movie. Prasant Rasaili will be directing the movie in which 86 actors will be new face. The artists will be selected at an audition held at Hotel Ambassador, Lazimpat, Kathmandu. The film will be shot in Nepal and Sikkim, India.
