Category: Nepal

MLTR to go live in Nepal 2011 in Tundikhel on Nov. 19

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On Saturday, November 19, popular band Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR) is scheduled to go live in Nepal 2011 Concert in Tudikhel, Kathmandu.

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Three of the band members Jascha Richter (vocalist and keyboardist), Kare Wanscher (drummer) and Mikkel Lentz (guitarist) were escorted to Hotel Radisson in the Nepali vehicle Mustang.

Jascha Richter told, "I love Nepal. We are really excited, and have been waiting for twenty years to perform in Nepal. Now, the dream has come true."

Jascha Richter, MLTR

Malvika with_Jascha_MLTR

MLTR concert starts at 6pm and last for two hours. A number of performances by Nepali artists including Mt 884, Sabin Rai, and Sunil Bardewa will also perform in the occasion. Dinesh DC will be the host in the concert whereas, Malvika Subba and Prasan Syangden will accompany the live concert. (Photo credits Malvika Subba)

MLTR in their official website, have posted this video titled "MLTR Live in Concert Nepal":

Risky commute – Kathmandu street

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Travelling on a goods carrier in itself is risky. Travelling in excess of it’s capacity is riskier. It is not only risky for the travellers, it is also a hazard for other vehicles. And, motorbikes are not designed to transport animals. Animal behaviors can not be predicted and unexpected behavior of the goat can not only cause harm to the commuters on the motorbike, but also other vehicles around it.

Do they have traffic rules in Kathmandu? If there are, why aren’t they implemented?

Is it not only the responsibility of the traffic police to control s
uch risky travel. Safety awareness in the commuters and the drivers is equally important.

But, a hefty fine would certainly help in reducing such an unsafe practice. (Photo received from Rajan Timilsina, one of our readers)

Renewing expiry date on cornflake packets

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A wholesale businessman of cornflake collect all the expired cornflake packets from the retail shops and repackage them in packages with new expiry dates. This is done manually in his rental room in Dillibazar.

Ram Prasad Neupane had taken the following photos showing how the repackaging of cornflake is done.

By looking at the packages, can you tell which brand is the cornflake is?

Photo credit: Ram Prasad Neupane.

Rani Pokhari Temple Now and Then

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The temple located at the center of Rani Pokhari opens only on the day of Bhai Tika. Those who don’t have brothers or sisters go to the temple to get a tika.

The temple has been around for a long time and hasn’t changed much. The following photo shows the temple in 92 year-old photo (taken in 1920). When compared with the current photo, you can see that the Ghantaghar on the background has changed much but the pokhari and the Rani Pokhari Temple look the same.

A close up on Oct0ber 28, 2011.

Tainted medicine – time to take action

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A bottle of IV fluid purchased in a pharmacy near Bir Hospital contained visible particles in it. The medicine manufactured by Tablets India Pvt. Ltd. shows sheer negligence in manufacturing a fluid that is directly injected in blood vessels.

This should only be an eye opener for the consumer protection bodies in the government to exercise tighter quality control of critical products like medicine – just like the action taken for food hygiene and action against adulteration, last month.

It's no school bus – luggage rack the culprit?

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Yes, it’s not an school bus like the ones you won’t like the little kids to ride (for example, three wheeler school buses, and the auto rickshaw and transportations so crowded that school kids even had to ride in between the steering wheel and the driver). But, these kids are taking extreme risk to go to their school in this public bus. There is probably no seat inside the bus and if they miss this bus they might miss their school. No driver or khalasi (bus helper) can force the children to get down.

Everybody knows it is unsafe, but the government authorities haven’t been able to control such types of unsafe transportation and are thinking of implementing new measures to stop such behavior of the passengers.

Now, they seem to have found the cause of such an abuse of public transportation – "the luggage rack" on top of the bus. When there is no seat or space inside, the passengers usually take refuge to the luggage rack on the top. The passengers usually ignore the request of the bus driver, bus helper, or even the police officers because of the scarcity of transportation during rush hours and festive seasons.

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Minister Prabhu Shah called back by the party

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The ruling party, Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has decided to call back its minister, Prabhu Shah, due to the controversy surrounding his involvement in the murder of the leader of Hindu Yuba Sangh, Kashi Tiwari. The Land Reforms Minister Prabhu Shah was also accused of paying Rs. 800,000 to the relatives of Tiwari to settle the case and remain silent.

Although the party has called back the minister, it has cautiously mentioned that Shah is innocent, legally. Let’s hope he will be trailed independently and justice will be gi
ven to the victim/s.

Budha Subba Temple – Dharan, Bijayapur

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Budha Subba Temple is one of the most popular destination of Dharan and Eastern Nepal. The religious place is the location of the tomb of the last Limbu King of Morang, Buddhi Karnaraya Khebang. The King of Morang was tricked by the people representing king Prithvi Narayan Shah to come to Bijaypur – Dharan for a negotiation and was killed there.

The Limbu king’s soul was believed to have wandered around Bijaypur area, where his tomb is located. The  local Limbu people believe the spirit was friendly and helpful spirit. They started worshipping the soul of the king believing it to be b
ring good luck to the devotee. In Limbu language, Subha or Hang means King.

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Open School

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No, it’s not an equivalent of an "Open University," it’s truly open – no walls around it and no roof to cover the heads of the tender kids. There are grades 1 to 3 in this under-the-sky school.

The following photo Photo shows a teacher taking mathematics class in a primary school in Darau VDC-5, Shyangja. Let’s hope, one of the kids will change the world!

Credit – Shared by Kiran T. Limbu in Facebook. The photo is taken from an unnamed newspaper.

Taleju Bhawani at Hanumandhoka open for public for Dashain

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The only day in the year when the temple of Goddess Taleju Bhawani located at Hanumandhoka, Kathmandu opens for the public is Maha Nawami of Dashain festival. Some 100s of thousand of devotee visit the temple to get a glimpse of the goddess and worship on the day. As per tradition 54 male buffaloes and 54 male goats were also scarified on Maha Asthami (a day before the day it is open to the public).

Build by King Mahendra Malla in 1620 Magh (BS), the three-stores temple is build in traditional pagoda style.

Dharahara is seen in the backgroun
d of a historical photo of Taleju Temple, posted below:

Pathivara Devi – a holy shrine in Taplejung

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On the occasion of Vijaya Dahshami we are posting photos of Pathivara Devi in Taplejung.

The temple of Pathivara Devi is located at a height of 12,448 ft, on the Northern side of Taplejung district. The highest hill of Taplejung District where the holy shrine is located is one of the attractions for the tourists in the district.

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