The TV is offered as a free preview initially in the Network’s channel no. 757.
We wish Kantipur TV all the best in their new venture in the world’s largest economy, the USA.
Celebrities and Gossips
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Charles Sobhraj was using mobile phones in jail – police suspect Nihita for supplying them
The police went to search in Sobhraj’s room on a tip-off. When they reached there, Sobhraj managed to chew a Ncell SIM card while another SIM was found under his bed. With the SIM, there were two Samsung mobile sets, memory card, memory card reader, headphone, and a charger.
The police has also claimed to have found more important stuffs in Sobhraj’s cell. If convicted Nihita and Sobhraj will be jailed for 6 months and have to pay a fine of Rs 200 (less than $3.00!).
TV Filmy – formally inaugurated
The first Nepali television channel dedicated to the Nepali film industry is formally started from this Thursday (November 18, 2010). The channel was previously in its test stage.
On the occasion of the inauguration, the hit Nepali movie "Kusume Rumal" was broadcasted in the TV. The channel is the Gopi Krishna movies initiative. Apart from the TV channel, the company has movie theaters, produces movies, and is also building the first large scale shooting studio in Nepal.
Manisha Koirala – How the divorce rumor started…
After returning from the honeymoon, Manisha Koirala and her husband Samrat Dahal were living in a rented house in Budhanilakantha. These days however, she is living in her parent’s house at Bansbari. That was the reason many suspected that she had misunderstandings with her husband and has left her home to live with her parents.
Himani in Dolkha for 10 days
The princess of the past and the social worker of the present, Himani Shah, has moved to Dolkha for her first major social working through her own NGO, Himani Trust. During the ten days long stay in Namdu village, she will help the development activities in the district including education, health and drinking water. The most important part of her stay will be the interaction with the local people plan accordingly.
Manisha Koirala denied divorce rumors
Bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala, is facing tough time with rumors of divorce with her newly wed husband, Samrat Dahal. It is not clear how the rumor started but, we hope it started with a minor hiccup, common in one’s married life.
3 percent decrease in Nepali students going to to the USA
Nepal was 13th biggest supplier of international students back in 2007 (7,754 students). With 15.2% increase (8,936 students), Nepal was in 11th rank in 2008. 2009 saw a huge, 30 percent, increase (11,581 students) in the number of Nepali students in US but, the ranking remain the same 11th.
Making fool of the people – Round 17
What would be more shameful than being made fool by the person one has elected?
That is what is happening in Nepal, and it has already been the 16th time the one, and the only one candidate for the post of Prime Minister, Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel, has been defeated in the election. He was left alone in the never winning race since Maoist Chairman, Puspa Kamal Dahal, withdrew his candidacy after realizing the infinite loop the election was going through.
Kathmandu International Theatre Festival 2010 starts Nov. 17
Melina Manandhar gave birth to a child
Actress Melina Manandhar has become the mother of a daughter today. The little girl is healthy and is almost 3 Kg in weight. The child was born on November 14, 2010 at 1:50 PM in Om Nursing Home, Kathmandu.
Himal and green oranges
The green hills, white mountain, and the green oranges. This photo reminds of the general scenery from the human settlements in the hilly parts of Nepal. Photo by – Pitambar Sharma
Saudi Prince in Nepal
The 19th richest person in the world, Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, is currently in Nepali in his first ever visit of the country of Mt. Everest. It is also the first ever Nepal visit by the member of Saudi royal family.
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Aung San Suu Kyi released in Myanmar
Get Nepali Calendar for free in iPhone and iPod Touch
Today is Kartik 27, 2067. For those who live on November 14, 2010, a date with year 2067 seems like a date in future.
We have our own unique dating system, Bikram Era (BS) but, almost all the rest of the world has a common and widely popular dating system, AD. As, the ‘global village’ only understand AD we need to convert our own BS to AD in every aspects of our lives. I used to go to some date converter websites to do the conversion for me but now the process has become much simpler with the availability of smart phones. I have found an App in Apple iTunes very useful in this aspect. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS 4.0 or higher, you can download the application for free.
Developers note:
Do you live abroad and sometime wonder today’s date or when is the “Holi”, what’s the festival around the corner ? Do you think twice about time in Nepal before calling home? Now you don’t have to, “There’s an app for that”. You can download “Nepali Calendar” for iPhone and iPod from iTunes app store. Further details can be obtained from the developer’s website.
Main features of the App are:
- current date/time and list of upcoming holidays/festivals in the main tab
- month by month calendar with both Nepali and English date
- date conversion utility that convert from BS to AD and vice-versa
- foreign exchange rate with graph of exchange rate history for last 30 days.
Chhath Puja – Festival of Terai
