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Is monarchy playing Himani Card ?

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In the time when former prince Paras Shah is trying to mingle with the public and offering interviews to the journalists, his wife has started attending public program. At these programs, all the beautiful former princess does is offer the beautiful smile.

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In the photo above, Himani Shah (Right) is smiling to the local people. Her bodyguard Puja Karki can be seen in the background.

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Former crown princess Himani celebrated Teej

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Related post – Teej – Festival of dance, music and fasting and (Audio songs)
The 33-year-old, former crown princess Himani looked beautiful in a red sari at a program organized by the Tourism Development Board in Lazimpat, Kathmandu to celebrate Teej and choose ‘Teej Pari’ of this year.

The participants of the beauty contest ‘Teej Pari’ are married women and this is among a few beauty contest organized for married women.

The three-member jury to choose this year’s Teej Pari or ‘Mrs. Nepal’ included the first Miss Nepal, Ruby Rana.  The former crown princess placed the crown on the head of Kusum Bajracharya, the Teej Pari 2010.

Himani is originally from India’s Rajasthan. In recent time she is seen doing things normal citizen are doing like – paragliding in Pokhara, shopping in Kathmandu’s malls, and taking her children to the cinema.

Following gallery features photographs of Himani in the Teej event (photo credits – Deepesh Karki/onlinekhabar).

Indian Embassy – Real Juice – Real motive, and Indian Media

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‘Real’ Embassy

Indian Embassy accused Nepali media of improperly posting news about the evidence of finding non-consumable materials in Real branded products. The photographs of tainted products published in various newspapers do seem genuine.

Even if Nepali press have exaggerated (which doesn’t seem true) some unanswered question are:

  1. Why does Indian Embassy have to issue a press release in this issue? Is it such a big issue? Does such minor events affect the intergovernmental relations between two countries?
  2. Is Dabur Nepal (or Dabur India) so incapable of defending itself?

Indian Embassy and Nepali Press

There were reports about the tainted products from all over Nepal. Given our media house’s capabilities and dedication, I don’t believe Nepali media can create such a large scaled fabricated story (as Indian Embassy told). And, it was not a single media house that reported the story. Apart from Nayapatrika, Weeklynepal, ABC news, Kantipur, radiomirmire, Pokharatoday, Pokharanews, Yubabahas; a lot of media had published independent news on the issue.

  1. Can Indian Embassy point out which of these media houses they were talking about?

Real worms in Real Juice

The news, photographs, and quotes of general public don’t look fabricated. They are from different sources, involve different people and are from different parts of the country. For example, some of the places from where reports of inconsumable products were reported (collected from different sources):

  1. Kapilvasthu (Badrinath Guesthouse, Chandrauta) – A government official witnessed 20 tainted packets.
  2. Pokhara (Bulaud Bazaar store) – The officials of Dabur Nepal forced the owner to close the shop.
  3. Kathmandu (Mohan Cold Store, Anamnagar) – Sagarmatha TV featured the story.
  4. More reports from different parts of Pokhara
  5. Birgunj – people admitted to hospital after drinking Real juice

Misleading Indian Media Campaign

Various media bodies in Nepal have expressed serious concern over Friday’s statement of Indian embassy.

However, Indian media are doing their own media campaign against Nepali media. (When Embassy itself is that irresponsible, I can’t blame the Indian media!)

Some of the headlines in Indian media:

  1. Dabur faces smear campaign in Nepal
  2. Dabur faces misleading media campaign in Nepal
  3. Indian joint ventures face smear campaign in Nepal

In contrast, Nepali media headlines read:

  1. Media bodies irked by Indian embassy statement; ask it to apologize
  2. Media orgs caution Indian embassy to respect diplomatic norms
  3. सञ्चार संस्थाहरुद्वारा भारतीय दूताबाससँग क्षमायाचना गर्न माग
  4. सञ्चार सगठनहरुद्वारा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको मान्यता पालना गर्न भारतीय दूतावासलाई सचेत

Miss Universe 2010 is a Mexican beauty, Jimena Navarrete

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After beating 82 competitors the Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas, Mexican beauty queen Jimena Navarrete has won this year’s title.

After Lupita Jones, Navarrete’s national pageant director, who won the title in 1991, Navarrete has become the second Mexican Miss Universe.

The 22 year-old beauty, after winning the title, said that she wants the whole world to know about her country and her people.  Navarrete has been modeling since she was 15 years old.

The first runner-up was Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillipps and the second runner-up was Miss Australia, Jesinta Campbell.

Miss Universe 2010, Jimena Navarrete

Second runner-up Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps

Second runner-up was Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell