In the budget announced on Sunday, the finance minister has announced the government plan to build a film city of international standard in Dolkha. While reading the budget, finance minister Shankar Prasad Koirala told that the government will initiate the construction of the film city in the current fiscal year.
Nepali comedy actor Kiran KC has announced to award a film journalist and an artists on his birthday every year. Starting next year, he is planning to award Rs. 10,000 each to the best journalist and the best artist of the year.
To ensure timely distribution of award, Kiran KC has setup an award fund. Kiran KC is planning a special program on his birthday on Ashad 15 to distribute the awards to the deserving candidates. Kiran KC being a comedy artists, he is planning to start the award with comedy artists.
Well known director of Nepali movies, Shiva Regmi is admitted to hospital after he got seriously ill. He has been having problem with his kidney for some time and the doctors have suggested him to replace his kidneys.
Shiva Regmi is being treated in Om Hospital in Chabahil. He is not allowed to meet visitors on fear of infection. Regmi had been a patient of blood pressure and diabetes for a long time.
Actor Arjun Karki has reached the top of Mt. Everest at 7 AM on May 19. After reaching to the top he has become the first Nepali artist to reach the top of the world. Arjun will not be recognized officially as he had climbed the peak as a helper to climbers.
7th Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (NIIFF) has started in Kathmandu on Thursday April 25. The festival organized by Indigenous Film Archive (IFA) will continue till April 28, 2013 in City Hall and Nepal Tourism Board Kathmandu.
The focus of this year’s Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (NIIFF) 2013 is ‘Equal Access and Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Media’.
This year’s Miss Nepal beauty contest is scheduled to be held on Chaitra 2, 2069 (March 16, 2013) in the capital. Last Friday, the organizer of the beauty contest, Hidden Treasure, organized a press conference to inform about the details of upcoming Miss Nepal. The official name of the contest is named ‘Fanta the Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal’ after the co-sponsor Bottlers Nepal.
Further, it has informed that deadline of form submission has been fixed for Magh 18. Form can be collected from the office of Bottlers Nepal at Kupondole or can be downloaded from its official site missnepal.com.np. Interested candidates have to submit form with personal biodata within the deadline. Â Candidates will be shortlisted and training on various subject matters will be provided to the shortlisted candidates only. Continue reading
On October 23, Former crown prince Shah was arrested at the Surin Sabai Condo in Cherng Talay when police officers found him in possession of 3.4 grams of a substance they believed to be marijuana. According to Bangkok Post Report, Shah was released on bail of 10,000 baht after spending a night in jail.
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Famous actress Manisha Koirala has been admitted to Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai, India on Tuesday and according to media reports, she has been diagnosed with cancer.
According to sources, Manisha has not been keeping well from some time back and had even fallen unconscious. Before admitted to Jaslok Hospital, she was admitted to Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu. Â She had come to Kathmandu at the beginning of November. More than a week ago, in twitter, she has mentioned of being down with bad food poisoning. Continue reading
A ‘resolution for change’ program with a musical concert was organized by Kantipur Media Group today afternoon (November 10) at the Tundikhel grounds in Kathmandu. The program named “Pariwartan” with the slogan “One Nepali: One Resolution” was managed by Party Nepal and was live telecasted in Kantipur TV and Radio Kantipur.
Five of the famous Nepali musical bands, Robin and The New Revolution, Mukti and Revival, Mt 8848, The Shadows and Awaj Band presented different songs including patriotic songs in the 7 hours long program. ‘Mantra’, a rock and roll band from Darjiling also presented its famous song-‘Bir Gorkhali’. Hemant Rana, Sugam Pokhrel and Yogeshwor Amatya were also among the performers.
There were 15 different resolution boards of 4 ft height and 20 ft breadth in the area for the public to write their resolution. Kantipur Media Group signed a resolution – “Giving continuity to the Pariwartan Movement, Kantipur Media Group will work for social welfare.” Famous Comedian Deepak Raj Giri wrote his resolution – “he will follow Traffic Rules and will spend 10% of income in social work.”
Oct 14, 2012 @ 16:56
Five fire brigades, local water suppliers and police personnel are trying to control the fire. Apart from water, fire retarding gas is also used to control the fire for the last 4 hours without much success. Occasional sounds of blast of electronic product like TV are heard from time to time.
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Aug 10, 2012 @ 17:46
The inspection team sent by Higher Secondary Education Council from Kathmandu visited the colleges in Chitwan  district for inspection and finding girl students in higher secondary schools (+2 colleges) wearing short skirt, has advised the length of skirt should be below knee.
According to the District Education Office (DEO, the team made this suggestion after monitoring many higher secondary schools and the team also found many ‘+2′ colleges in Chitwan with lack of fully-equipped laboratories and libraries. They also found the poor condition of other school infrastructures like classes, canteens and toilets. The school buildings housing students beyond their capacity were also found.
The inspection team was sent after receiving complaints that the colleges in Chitwan were being run without proper infrastructures and there is connection between colleges and bridge course and tuition institutes for mutual benefit.
Gai Jatra Celebrated
Aug 4, 2012 @ 12:21
Gaijatra, the festival of cows was observed across the country on Friday. It is the festival celebrated by Newar community in which families, who have lost their members and relatives during the year paraded the streets, especially in the Capital, disguised as cows or with actual decorated cows, in memory of the deceased. 
‘Gai’ or ‘cow’ helps departed souls cross a cosmic river called Baitarini in their journey after death, according to the religious scriptures. And according to another popular belief, King Pratap Malla initiated the festival in the 17th century to console his wife, who was in deep sorrow due to the untimely demise of her son Chakrapatendra Malla. Everyone in the country tried to make her laugh by coming out with cows and mimicry and also showed that she was not alone who have lost someone.
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Actress Rekha Thapa has slapped a Journalist Chiranjibi Poudel of Sourya Dainik in his office on Sunday.
Rekha slapped Chiranjibi after having furious discussion over the Gaijatra Satire “Rekha Thapa’s Mini Skirt mystery” (Rekha Thapa ko Miniskirt Rahasya) that was published in Sourya Dainik last Friday. She said it has assassinated her character.
Both Rekha and Chiranjibi confirmed of the slap scandal and Chiranjibi had also told and online media that he had returned another slap to Rekha. Rekha told that she doesn’t have any objection on Gaijatra satire but, she added she was objecting certain words used by Chiranjibi.
Click here and see page no 8-9 for the Gaijatra Satire written by Chiranjibi. Is this just Gaijatra Satire or has crossed the limit ?
Jul 5, 2012 @ 19:04
134 underage children were rescued from several embroidery factories when the District Administration Office (DAO) Bhaktapur raided there on Monday, according to news report.
The children were pressed into hard labor from early dawn to late night for a very less salary. According to one of the rescued children, 10-year-old Irfan Mukeri of Malangawa, Sarlahai, he worked for 14 hours every day in a congested dark room of a factory, but earned only Rs 200 per month.
Police raided several embroidery factories in Bhaktapur in the presence of an accompanying team of child right activists, representatives from Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) and representatives of District Child Welfare Board (DCWB).
The administrations said that most of the rescued children are from Muslim families and were trafficked from Bihar of India and from several districts of Nepal. Most of them are under aged.
For health check up, all the rescued children were taken to a training centre of Agriculture Development Bank at Bhaktapur and are being kept at a shelter of Carnet Nepal at Lalitpur. (Photo credit: republica)
Jul 9, 2012 @ 17:44
Bina, the president of the Free Students Union of Saraswoti Campus and a central committee member of All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) and Prakash are apparently not in contact with their families for the past few days.
After getting divorce with the first wife, two years ago, Dahal has married for the second time and has a one-year-old son from his second wife. Magar is also a married to a different person.
Since Everest expedition in May 2012, rumours were being heard about their public display of affection and illicit relation. Magar was also in that expedition team.
As the serious questions were raised in public over Dahal’s activities, the party has suspended him and has initiated an investigation into the matter, according to party spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma.
Jul 10, 2012 @ 04:33
Before Shristi, Miss Nepal 2011, Malina Joshi was appointed Young Conservation Ambassador. The Miss Nepal pageant winners were being appointed as the Young Conservation Ambassador by WWF Nepal from 2004 and since then Payal Shakya, Sugarika KC, Sitashma Chand, Zenisha Moktan and Sadichha Shrestha have got such appointment.
Anil Manandhar, Country Representative of WWF Nepal acknowledged Malina for her active contribution to help raise awareness on WWF’s conservation endeavors and welcomed Shristi.
According to WWF Nepal, Shristi will be actively involved in helping promote conservation, in WWF’s Snow Leopard Conservation Campaign, The Green Lumbini Initiative and The Generation Green campaign. She will work with students and Eco Clubs of various schools to raise awareness about conservation and develop youth projects focusing on environment and species conservation. (Photo Credit: WWF Nepal)
Jul 12, 2012 @ 18:30
The 6th Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (NIIFF) has begun from Thursday, July 12 and it will continue till July 15 at Nepal Tourism Board and Rashtriya Sabhagriha at Bhrikuti Mandap from 10 am to 7 pm.
 In the film festival organized by Indigenous Film Archive (IFA), many national and international filmmakers will present their works. 79 films and documentaries have been shortlisted from 20 countries, out of which Nepal has 27 films and documentaries that are on Magar, Tharu, Tamang, Newar, Limbu, Rai, Hayu, Sunuwar, and Chepang communities.
The selected films are from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Tanzania, Colombia, Finland, India, Philippines, New Zealand, Mexico, USA, Canada, Norway, Switzerland etc.
Stalls with various ethnic foods from communities like Limbu, Magar, Tharu, Newar, Dhimal, Chepang, and Sunuwar have been also placed.
For the Awards best 3 films, 3 awards will be distributed as Golden Drum, Silver Drum and Bronze Drum. There is Public Choice Award and Encouragement Award for the Best Nepali Film too.
Jul 16, 2012 @ 18:18
Bhim Bahadur Subedi, a resident of Hetaunda Municipality-4, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on the charge of raping his daughter on April 24 while she was alone at home.
Neighbours had informed the police after hearing the girl scream and Subedi was taken into custody, according to RSS Reports. The Makwanpur District Court handed down 15-year imprisonment for rape and an additional 10-year imprisonment for incest on Subedi.
Jul 16, 2012 @ 18:49
Bibita Chand, 16, was crowned Miss SLC 2012 in the competition entitled “Miss SLC Teen†organized by Bandana Kala Kendra and Team Work Nepal at Rastriya Nachghar Saturday.
Bibita, who passed her SLC examinations from Siddhartha Banasthali Institute of Kathmandu, left behind other 14 contestants. Susma Tamang from Naya Bazaar won the first runner-up title and the second runner-up was Nisha Nepal from New Baneshwor.
To the question, “What do you want to be: A successful person or good human being?â€, Bibita answered that she wanted to be a good human being because positive quality, good personality, and discipline were always there in good human beings which can also be found in successful persons and won the title. The title winner received full scholarship at Premier College and a purse of Rs. 30,000.
Dramatist Bijay Bisfot, Principal of Premier College Nabaraj Subedi, Beautician Nanu Rajbhandari, Coordinator of Trikon Public School Chakra Tamang were in the panel of judges. (Photo Credit: Republica)
Jul 19, 2012 @ 18:00
Cases have been filed in District Administration Office (DAO), Saptari against 65 school principals in corruption charges. RSS writes quoting DAO officer Bishnuranjan Baral that 17 principals of the secondary schools, six principals of lower secondary, 40 of primary schools and two teachers from Madrassa schools have been accused.
Majority of the petitioners are chairman and other officials of the School Management Committees and some are guardians of the schools too.
In the case filed on December, 2011 against Amodhilal Mandal of Rastriya Primary School, Trikaul, Mandal was found guilty, so sent to Saptari District Prison, Rajbiraj, in April while some of the principals have returned the embezzled money.
Other filed cases are against Ramakanta Yadav of the Mahendra Chunni Janata Higher Secondary School, Manaraja including Mohammad Hussein of Shishubari, Digambar Saha of Shankar Higher Secondary School, Hamsha Narayan Mehata of Kushaha etc.
June 7, 2015
On Thursday, five players have been nominated for Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) Popular Player of the Year 2068.
Aslesha Lissanevitch, Bharat Khawas,Sabita Chaudhary,Ramila Tandukar & Shakti Gauchan (from left)
Midfielder cum striker of national football team, Bharat Khawas, Nepal´s no 1 tennis player, Aslesha Lissanevitch, cricket player Shakti Gauchan, Sabita Chaudhary of athletics and Ramila Tandukar of volleyball are nominated for the popular player of the year category under the Pulsar Sports Award at the Nepal Tourism Board. Who will be the winner among these nominees will be finalized through SMS voting during the Sports Award which will be held on July 4.
NSJF is annually conducting the Sports Award. On the basis of performance, sports persons are nominated in eight different categories: Pulsar player of the year male and female, youth player, coach, para athlete, lifetime achievement award, special award and popular player of the year.
During the award ceremony, the winner of the special award, lifetime achievement award and para-athlete award will be disclosed and for remaining other category, nominees are yet to be disclosed. (Photo credit: Republica)
Jun 13, 2012 @ 14:06
Regular – 2068 Result – PDF file – (7.7 MB)
Exempted – 2068 Result – PDF file (70 Kb)
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Jun 15, 2012 @ 18:46
Street children passed SLC exam that also with distinction mark. Hard work of 17 years old Gopal Lama has rewarded him.
Both mother and father have left Lama in the childhood. Father married another girl when his mother was pregnant and his mother also married another person after few years of his birth turning him to street children and his home became street.
According to nagarik news, he has struggled as street children in Kathmandu and Chitwan. During this struggle, he has realized the value of study, but, got chance to study when he started to stay in “Hamro Gharâ€, NGO in Narayangadh, involved in caring street children.
Street boy, Lama has got 83.12% and shows street children are also not less than those who study spending huge amount of money in tuition and expensive schools.
(Photo credit: Nagarik)
Jun 21, 2012 @ 18:08
Renowned comedian Hari Bansha Acharya has married again today evening with Ramila Pathak at a simple ceremony. Hari Bansha’s first wife, Meera Acharya, has died one year ago in April.
It is learnt that Hari Bansha has married on request of his family, relatives and well-wishers. Very few members of the families and close friends were present in his short wedding rituals held at the residence of the bride´s sister at Gongabu in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Fifty five-year-old Acharya has two sons Mohit Acharya and Trilok Acharya from his first wife whom he has married 30 years ago and Ramila has a 21-year-old son from her earlier marriage and her husband had died 10 years ago in an accident. Ramila is 10 years younger than Hari Bansha.
Madan Krishna Shrestha, another famous comedian of Ma-Ha duo has sent best wishes to new Acharya couple from Bangkok as Madan Krishna is at present there for treatment of his wife. (Photo credit: Facebook)
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.
May 13, 2012 @ 15:38
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