Nabin K Bhattarai’s ‘Kathmandu’ Released Worldwide
Renowned popstar Nabin K Bhattarai has returned to the music scene with his latest offering. His new album ‘Kathmandu’, which is 11th effort to date, has been released worldwide.
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Hits FM Music Awards To Hit Again!
The prestigious award function Hero 16th Hits FM Music Awards, 2069 is being held on January 18 (Magh 5), Friday at Nepal Army Officers’ Club, Bhadrakali 3pm onwards. This year’s edition will include performances by Monkey Temple, Robin and The New Revolution, Jems Pradhan and Robin Sharma among others.
Miss Newa 1133 Postponed
The highly awaited beauty pageant Miss Newa 1133 has been postponed. The contest, which was scheduled to take place on January 14, Magh 1, Monday, will now be held on January 19, Magh 6, Sarturday.
Man Goes To Prison for Selling Daughter
On January 9, Wednesday, a man named Lok Bahadur Ghale was sent to prison for 11 years for selling his daughter in an Indian brothel.
‘Jado Ma Nyano’ Campaign For People Suffering From Cold
GoalNepal.com and HelpNepal Network have jointly launched the campaign from which the football portal will collect clean clothes from the football lovers and donate the clothes to the needy people. While launching the campaign, GoalNepal.com CEO, Bikram Thapa urged Nepalese football lovers to donate their clean but unused clothes to GoalNepal.com cloth bank.
‘Gyanapu Style’ At Miss Newa Talent Contest
All the contestants of Miss Newa 1133 were graceful and energetic on the stage and gave their best performance for a chance to win the title crown of Miss Talent of Miss Newa on January 5. One of them performed ‘Gyanapu Style’- the Newari version of K-pop sensation Psy’s hit ‘Gangnam Style’.
All Nepal Dance Affair
A promotional party for the nationwide competition Urban Street Festival Nepal 2013 was held on December 28. The event,, organised by Event Extravaganza, will be taking place on January 26. The auditions are taking place at the moment.
Malina Joshi, Raj Ballav Star In ‘Ritu’
Former Miss Nepal Malina Joshi will now be seen on the silver screen alongside renowned actor Raj Ballav Koirala in the romantic flick Ritu- a debut effort by director Manoj Adhikari.
Designer Sanyukta Shrestha’s Work At The Fashion Museum
London-based fashion designer of Nepali origin Sanyukta Shrestha creates history as her haute couture wedding gown titled Pippa made from 30-year-old newspapers is added to the collection in The Fashion Museum in Bath.
Let’s Ride ‘Sajha Bus’ Once Again
If everything goes as planned, Sajha Yatayat (SY) will resume its operation in mid-February. The SY cooperative has ordered 50 buses which will have advanced features such as LCD televisions, CCTV cameras and ticket display systems.
‘Conflux’, A Deal To Steal Music & Dance Enthusiasts
The British Council has organised a series of events focused on ‘creativity’ starting from January 2 until 7. These projects are for people to develop original, unconventional and interesting ideas. ‘CONFLUX’ -a (free) Music and Dance Project for people of all ages and experiences will be conducted by two amazing artists from U.K, Marie Forbes & Mark Holub.
Bird Flu Hits Kathmandu, Over 2000 Chicken Culled
The H5N1 virus has been detected at another poultry farm in Kathmandu. Hence, rapid response teams from the District Animal Health Office, Kathmandu culled all 2,240 chickens at the farm on December 26.
Sauraha’s Elephant Race Kicks Off
The International Elephant Race and Chitwan Elephant Festival has kicked off at Sauraha, a tourist hub in Chitwan district from December 26, Wednesday. There will some 24 teams competing for the title. Besides the race, elephant calf football championship, elephant beauty contest, horse-drawn cart race, push-cart race and different types of contests are the highlights of the festival.
K-town Gets One More Multiplex Richer
Adding one more to the list of few, a brand new multiplex cinema has been opened in Kathmandu. Situated at Chabahil’s new shopping complex KL Tower under the KL Cinema City division, FCUBE Cinema Hall was inaugurated at an evening event on Thursday. FCUBE will screen all genres of movies in Nepali, Hindi and English language.
Yearly ‘Ma Pa Se’ Detainees Amounts to 91, 174
Traffic police detained a total of 91, 174 people since the start of the campaign against drink driving in December last year, according to the Traffic Police Headquarters, Kathmandu. Likewise, the detained paid a total of Rs 27 million in fines.
Kollywood Audio Out In Qatar
The audio cd of the movie Kollywood, scheduled to hit theatres in January, was released in Qatar on December 20, Thursday. The evening event was held at a Doha hotel amidst many Nepalese guests.
Work Starts For Miss Newa 1133
The preparations for the 8th Miss Newa 1133 has officially begun. The orientation for the upcoming ethnic beauty pageant was held on December 15, Saturday, where former Miss Newa/VJ Supriya Tuladhar, media personality Nirnaya da NSK and Bhai Raja Tuladhar gave briefing about the show to all 32 contestants.
KFC Imports Rotten Chicken From India
International food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Nepal has been caught up in another scandal this year. It has been found selling rotten chicken to its high profile consumers.
Capturing Adventure In The Screen
Adventure Film Festival was held on Saturday, November 17 at St. Xavier’s School, Jawalakhel. The team of Himalayan Outdoor Festival organised one of the biggest international festivals for audiences in Kathmandu. The event showcased a number of short films that were long from 6 to 29 min and one that lasted 78 min, Ready to Fly.
Prachanda Gets Slapped, Literally
Maoist supremo Prachanda, Nepal’s most powerful politician, was today slapped by a young activist, believed to be a supporter of his own party, in full public view.