Starring – Nir Shah, Jharana Thapa, Nabin Shrestha, Bhuwan Chand, Bijaya Giri, Arjun Shrestha, Deepak Shrestha, Mohan Mishra, Bijaya Deuja etc.
Director – Deepak Shrestha
Full movie ‘Jeevan Saathi’ in a single part:
Category: Nepal
Nepali Movie – Chhesko
Starring – Archana Paneru, Rajan Karki, Karan Shrestha Crazy
Director – Suresh Thapa
Watch Nepali movie ‘Chhesko’ in a single part:
Thanks to Google, xnepali goes ad-free, guess how much money we made last year?
We are proud to announce that xnepali is going to be advertisement free. The sole revenue generator of xnepali, Google, has decided that xnepali is not a good partner.
Now, we have decided not move the contents to a new domains (like we did in 2011) and it will remain Google Ads free as of now.
Can you guess how much money Google ads generated in last year ?
We will publicize everything and will give a gift to the person who is close to the exact amount (give your number in the comment).
In the mean time, we need to figure out how to generate the revenue to run the site. Also, please suggest alternatives.
Thank you for you support and we expect you to continue your support in the coming days. Please subscribe to our email list to get latest update on how much we made from Google Adsense and how it was made possible.
Republica Miss Teen 2012 is Keshu Khadka
Keshu Khadka was selected to wear the crown of this year, Republica Miss Teen 2012, in an event held on December 23, 2012, in Army Officers Club, Kathmandu.
There were 18 participants out of which 10 were selected after talent round and best dress round, for the final competition. The judges of the event included Sabita Bhandari Baral, photographer Raj Bhai Suwal, model Mahesh Shrestha, businessman Ujjwal Kumar Shrestha, and Rajendra Malla.
Miss Hong Kong Nepal 2012 is Parina Subba
In an event held in Hong Kong, Parina Subba was selected the Miss Hong Kong Nepal 2012 on December 23, 2012. The beauty contest organized by Miss Hong Kong Nepal society, Honk Kong, was held in You Ma Tei Community Center, in Hong Kong.
Another Nepali beauty in Hong Kong, Manisha Rai, was awarded the first runner-up title and Pramila Thapa was awarded the second runner-up title in the event. After winning the title, Parina was
awarded with the Miss Hong Kong Nepal crown and HK$ 10,000 cash prize. The first runner-up Manisha Rai received HK$ 5,000 cash prize and the second runner up Pramila Thapa received HK$ 3,000 check after winning the title.
Miss Universe 2012 title goes to Olivia Culpo, USA
In the beauty contest, Miss Universe 2012, held in USA, Olivia Culpo from USA has won the title this year. In the event held on December 19, 2012 at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip, 88 beauties from all over the world participated to win the title.
The runner-up of the title was Miss Philippines, Janine Tugonon and the second runner-up was Miss Venezuela, Irene Sofia Esser Quintero. Other two beauties in top five were Miss Brazil and Miss Australia.
Audition of Miss Tamusyo 2069 started in Pokhara
Miss Tamusyo 2069, a beauty contest among Tamu women is going to be held in Pokhara by the Council House of Tamu Students’ Nepal, Pokhara later this year. In a press meet held in Pokhara the organizers announced the start of the audition of the beauty contest.
The requirements for the participation in Miss Tamusyo 2069 are:
- Age between 16 and 24
- Height at least 5′ 2"
- Unmarried woman
- Education – at least SLC passed
Miss Rajbanshi 2012 is Rebika Rajbanshi
Beauty contest among Rajbanshi beauties was held on December 8, 2012, in Biratnagar. In the event, Miss Rajbanshi 2012crown was awarded to Rebika Rajbanshi of Panchgachi, Jhapa.
In the contest, Sapana Rajbanshi was awarded the runner-up and Usha Rajbanshi was the second runner-up of the contest. The title winner received a cash prize of Rs. 25,000, the first runner-up received Rs. 15,000 and the second runner-up was awarded Rs. 10,000.
Nagma Shrestha 7th position in Miss Earth 2012
Nepal’s representative to Miss Earth 2012 contest, Nagma Shrestha has bee successful in securing the 7th position in the world. Although she couldn’t win the title, this is so far the best position any Nepali beauty has achieved in any international beauty contest. Apart from being in the top 8, Nagma was also successful in winning the silver medal in mural painting in the contest.
The final result of Miss Earth 2012:
- Miss Earth 2012: Czech Republic – Tereza Fajksova
- Miss Air: Philippines – Stephany Stefanowitz
- Miss Water: Venezuela – Osmariel Villalobos
- Miss Fire: Brazil – Camilia Brant
Happy Tihar 2012
We wrote an introduction to Tihar previously. Today is Laxmi Puja, festival of light and worshiping of goddess Laxmi. For those who want to print the images of Laxmi, we posted some Goddess Laxmi posters too.
Tihar is the second biggest festival in Nepal and is celebrated for 5 days starting by worshiping a bird (c
row) followed by worshiping dog and cow. The fifth day is the special day in which sisters offer tika to their brothers and vice versa.
Deusi and Bhailo tradition is somewhat similar to Halloween festival in western world (without the ghost and pumpkin part). We had collected some Deusi and Bhailo songs in this previous post.
Music video ‘Fikka Fikka chh…’ by Nabin K. Bhattarai
A music video of Nabin K. Bhattarai’s song ‘Fikka Fikka Cha …’ from the music album ‘Kathmandu’ was shot in Sydney Australia, featuring actors Bimalesh Adhikari and Karsha Adhikari. The music video by Australia based Nepali media company, Alternative Arts, was directed by Aashiq Regmi and Amit Aryal.
The lyrics and music of the song was composed by Suresh Kumar and the music video was produced by Suyash Bhattarai. Technical details are as follows:
Singer – Nabin K. Bhattarai
Album – Kathmandu
Lyrics/Music – Suresh Kumar, New Age Music / Ausmandu
Actors – Bimles Adhikari, Karsha Adhikari
Production Assistants – Deepa Ghimire / Ribesh Poudel
Producer – Suyash Bhattarai
DOP/VFX/ Editor – Aashiq Regmi
Director – Aashiq Regmi / Amit Aryal
Alternative Arts is known for some short films it had produced in the past. Its first short film ‘Code Changa‘ and another short movie ‘Mars and Venus‘ were also featured in xnepali.
Miss Global Beauty Queen is Malvika Thakur
Miss Global Beauty Queen beauty contest was held in Kathmandu on October 17, 2012. Out of the 27 contestants Malvika Thakur was selected to crown the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2012 title. Sujina Bajracharya was awarded the first runner-up title and Divyata Baidya was selected the second runner-up.
In addition to the crown, the title winner Malvika Thakur has received a scooter and cash prize of Rs. 25,000. The first runner-up Sujina received a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 an
d the second runner-up Divyata received Rs 10,000.
Junior Princess 2012 is Sadiksha Satyal and Junior Prince 2012 is Aman Khan
In a beauty contest among children aged between 9 and 14 years, held in Kathmandu on October 15, 2012, Sadiksha Satyal was crowned the Junior Princess 2012. In the event titled Junior Prince & Princess Beauty Pageant, Aman Khan was selected the Junior Prince 2012. The first runner up of the contest was Diya Magar and Asmi Dhungana was crowned the 2nd runnerup.
Happy Vijaya Dashami 2069
The biggest festival of Nepal, Dashain festival has started from Tuesday October 16, 2012 and it will run till October 29. The government offices close from Saturday October 20 and open on October 25. They will again close of the last day of Dashain, October 29.
The first day is marked by sowing seed for ‘Jamara’, young plants of corn or barley to be worn on the tenth day of Dashain, Vijaya Dashami on October 24.
Miss Limbu 2012 is Nilima Maden
The First Spark Miss Limbu 2012 was held successfully in Kathmandu on Friday, Sept 21, 2012. In the event, the Miss Limbu 2012 title was awarded to the Limbu beauty, Nilima Maden. Nilima is originally fromTaplejung and is a professional fashion designer doing doing her bachelor degree in Fashion Designing course in Kathmandu.
The first runner-up title was awarded to a medical doctor, Dr. Alisha Wanem. Alisha was born in Sankhuwasava and is working in BPKHS Dharan. The second runner up title of Miss Limbu 2012 was awa
rded to a mode from Dharan, Alina Thalang. Alina got her last name from the place she is originally from – Thalang of Taplejung.