A tipper truck (dump truck) seems to be ready to fly when the heavy load on the back caused the front wheels to raise in the sky. The photo is taken in a construction site where filling material is being dumped in the low-lying area.
Category: Nepal
Mrs. Nepal 2011 is Rojina Gurung
The beauty contest of the married women, Mrs. Nepal 2011 was held in the Army Club Kathmandu on Saturday, May 21, 2011. In the event, Rojina Gurung was awarded the crown of Mrs. Nepal 2011.
A total of 22 married women
in the age range of 18 to 40 years, from all over Nepal, had participated in the eve nt was organized by E-planet.
Miss Nepal 2005, sugarika KC was the trainer and choreographer of the participant who took the regular trainings and grooming class from from 26 April.
Look mama, the Anonymous' next easy target
A group named #OpEverest, claiming to be a part of an international hacker network Anonymous, had recently attacked official website of Nepal Government, nepalgov.gov.np. One of the next targets of the group is the site of Nepali Congress – nepalicongress.org.
Usually DDos attacks last for hours (not days or months or years!). I wonder what the effect will be to the website that has been flagged by Google for about 6 months (may be longer) and the owner doesn’t even notice? Here is a screenshot posted in xNepali forum on December of 2010 (The site should have been like that for much longer).
For comparison, I have taken the screenshot now, the site hasn’t changed and the owner Nepali Congress doesn’t care either.
My suggestion to Anonymous or #OpEverest: these sites don’t compare with Amazon or Visa or MasterCard sites. You should better save your energy to be used for something worthwhile. p>
Tough daily routine… to School
The kids in cities take it for granted, but their friends in remote parts of Nepal face numerous difficulties to go to school.
These high school students are from a Buddhaseen Village. They have to cross the river as seen in the photo above to reach their school and come back home in the evening the same way.
This photo by Kapil Dev Khanal was awarded first prize in news photo this year (this and other nice photos in Nagariknews).
Traffic accidents in Nepal in rising trend
Analysis of 18 years of data starting from FY 049/050 to FY 066/067, shows that traffic accidents in Nepal is in rising trend. This demands something concrete to be done to improve traffic safety in Nepal
The data shows an alarming reality of commuters in Nepal that not much is done in improving traffic safety over these years. Concerned authorities should do something to reduce these accidents.
It’s not only the total number of accidents, serious accidents and fatality resulting from such accidents is also in increasing trend.
There was a little bit of decrease in accidents during 2061-063. But, that too might be attributed to the banda and strikes done almost every now and then. (Data by SI-Dipendra Pradad Sah, Metropolitan Traffic Police, Nepal)
Google Fast Food and Ice Cream Parlor
You might be wondering if Google has started a Fast Food chain. If you can read Nepali and you have been to this restaurant, you would be inclined to think so. After all, the sign board is sponsored by Pepsi. Go! Google for the fast food and ice cream!
The photo credits – Anbika Giri in Twitter
Maata Tirtha – Aamako mukh herne din – Mothers Day
Maata Tirtha is one of the auspicious festival in Hindu mythology falling on the. The pilgrimage (Tirtha) of mother (Mata) is collectively called ‘Mata Tirtha Aunshi‘. The main feature of the Nepali Mother’s Day are:
- respect for the mother
- People worship their living mother at their home
- People offer mothers and offering sweets, fruits, yogurts and other items to please their mothers.
- Those whose mothers have passed – they go to the Mata Tirtha Pilgrimage, about 15 km towards the eastern side of Kathmandu valley, beside Mata Tirtha Village development committee.
In Matatirtha, people take quick shower in the water taps and make offerings in the holy pond with a belief that the souls of their mothers come to the pond to accept their offerings. The visitors also worship Shiva lingam located near the holy pond.
Those who can’t go to mata-thirtha visit Pashupati temple in Kathmandu or any other holy places nearby to honor their departed mothers.
The statue of a mother image is opened once in a year on the Mata-tirtha day.
People bathing in the Mata Tirtha pond (2009 photo, credits Rajendra Manandhar)
Prasun Singh is Miss Tarai 2011
The first runner-up of the title was Anushree Vaidya of Rautahat district. Anushree was also awarded the Miss Talent title. The second runner-up was Amisha Thapa of Biratnagar.
There were a total of 15 contestant in the beauty contest organized by Infinity International.
Why do you buy newspapers? Think before buying Kantipur
If a Kantipur journalist, Aashis Luitel, is to be believed – people buy newspapers to listen to their ranting.
If you buy newspapers for news, better stay away from Kantipur. Aashish Luitel thinks he is the only person in Kantipur and tells people not to buy the newspaper if you don’t like his views.
Another user has rightly told the journalist that newspaper is not a blog. I won’t be surprised if he doesn’t listen.
After all, Aashis Luitel is also human – has to play Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to express te real feelings!
Does your newspaper lock it's Twitter account?
Twitter.com is a micro-blogging platform where people can share their 140 character long messages. Politicians, celebrities, and businesses use Twitter to update their followers about the latest happenings. Newspapers usually post the headlines and links to the articles. General users use it as a tool to keep themselves updated on the topics of their interest. In addition to following, they also use it as a chat and discussion forum.
What surprised me most of Kantipur is their "official" Twitter page. What was the need to lock it?
I can understand general peo
ple locking their Twitter account. They want to make a close circle and don’t want their posts to be shared out of their community. But, what is the secret within Kantipur community? I thought newspapers are transparent and they write for the mass. May be, Kantipur’s journalism is different.
Shall I send the "follow request" ?
It is worth noting that, in the last few weeks, Kantipur started to publish random and personal twitter posts in its Friday special section. They even tried to act as "moral police" and called one of the Twitter user’s boss to complain about the twits he was posting.
How polluted is Kathmandu – before and after rain
Everybody knows the Kathmandu air is full of dust and smoke. Ankur Sharma has taken a photo before and after rain and superimposed to give a clear picture on how polluted Kathmandu is.
It is not only the dust and smoke, the sunlight is also rendered dim by cloud on the sky. So, the above photo might be slightly an exaggeration of actual level of pollution.
First paper money of Nepal (Rs. 5, 10 and 100)
The first paper money started to be circulated in Nepal after – 1945:
Rs.5 Violet Brown
Front – Portrait of King Tri
bhuwan.
Back – Tiger in a Jungle.
Size: 73 X 126 mm.
Quantity published: 0.66 million (approximate)
Security features: Serial Numbers and watermark of King’s Portrait.
What happens when you drink and drive?
Now, this is what happens when you drink and drive:
Thanks Sujan Mulakarmi, for sending this image. It is really nice optical illusion.
Miss Tarai 2011 to be held on April 23
Among the participants are - Sapana Chand (Miss Nepalgunj), Manisha Nagbanshi (Nepalgunj), Dipika Shah (Sarlahi), Ranju Suman (Sarlahi), Ashmita Shah (Saptari), Bhawana Ghimire (Chitawan), Indira Rana (Udaypur), Sita Poudel (Jhapa), Sabina Pradhan (Jhapa), Pooja Thapa (Jhapa), Prasun Singh (Mahattori), Anushree Vaidya (Rautahat), Manisha Sharma chalise (Bardiya), Shreya Kumari (Mirchaya), Namrata Dhital (Shir
aha), Seli Shah (Dhanusha), Amisha Thapa (Biratnagar) .
The evaluation committee comprises of coreographer Rojin Shakya, journalist Pradeep Niraula, film director Suman Dahal, singer Rupa Jha, and Maithaili literatery figure Dhirendra Premshri. The Miss Tarai event is being organized by Infinity International.
Miss Newa Pokhara 2067
There was another Miss Newa held in Pokhara named Miss Newa Pokhara 2067. The event held on April 2, 2011(Chaitra 19, 2067) was organized in Pokhara City Hall.
Here are some photos of the event (photo credits lovelypokhara.com)
