First Time Daddy Nabin K Bhattarai!!!
Pop superstar Nabin K Bhattarai has become a first time daddy! The singer and wife Nabina Rajbhandari Bhattarai welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday morning, April 10.
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Speeding Ambulance Kills Two
Two persons were killed by a speeding ambulance while riding on a motorcycle. As a result, demonstration was staged at Satdobato and Kumaripati-Lagankhel area obstructing the regular flow of vehicles.
Music For A Cause
Hits FM 91.2 and House of Music collaborated once again for yet another edition of Music By The Museum which was held successfully on April 6 at Patan Museum. This time, the event featured Ani Choying and was in aid of Arogya Foundation-the kidney hospital.
Jhapa-based Journo’s Brutal Murder
Avenues Television and the Rajdhani daily journalist Yadav Paudel was brutally murdered in Birtamode Tuesday night. The story has caused rage amongst the media fraternity questioning press freedom in Nepal.
Hits’ Super Sweet Sixteen
Probably the oldest FM station in the country, Hits FM 91.2 celebrated its 16th Anniversary on April 2, Monday. The complete entertainment based radio station has been providing quality music and entertainment since its commencement in 1996.
Musical Earth Hour
Instrumental ensemble Trikaal performed at a concert that was held at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu on March 31, Saturday to mark Earth Hour 2012. Their enthralling classical fusion music had the crowd jiving and wanting for more and also got the message to turn the lights off for one hour through.
Gay Activist Pant To Quit Facebook Over Gender Concerns
Nepali gay rights activist and parlimentarian Sunil Babu Pant has announced to quit Facebook if the popular social networking site did not pay heed to the concerns of the third gender and provided an other option for the users’ sex.
Beating The Heat Sundance Style
One of the best and the highly anticipated summer outdoor festivals in the country, the 7th annual Sundance Music Festival took place successfully last weekend at The Last Resort from March 24-25. The two-day event saw many artists, both international and local, share the stage.
CNN Hero Hopeful: Pushpa Basnet
CNN Heroes nominee Pushpa Basnet takes children of imprisoned parents under her wings and gives them a chance of a normal life other than the one behind bars.
Sarishma’s Passion
After a long gap, singer Sarishma Amatya makes a comeback with a new album titled ‘Passion’. The set, released under the banner of Rise Music, has a total of 13 songs including some of the popstar’s older hits.
Newcomer Bhupal Debuts With “ANEJA Ko Muskan”
‘ANEJA Ko Muskan’, the debut album by Bhupal Poudyal released on March 14, Wednesday amidst a number of media personalities. It is the first record to come out from the newly launched label Zed Entertainment.
Shaking Things Up In New York: Normal Academic
New York based Nepali punk rock band Normal Academic will soon be performing their next big gig with 1974AD. The concert is being held in Manhattan on April 21. The band’s lead vocalist has also released a new single as his solo side project. Titled ‘Manzil Dur’, the song is performed in Urdu/Hindi language.
Nepal Out Of AFC
Turkmenistan and Palestine have entered semi-finals, defeating Nepal 3-0 and Maldives 2-0 respectively in the AFC Challenge Cup from Group A on Monday.
Republica Journalist Attacked
National daily Republica´s Birgunj correspondent Upendra Lamichhane has been attacked at Simara Chowk of Bara Monday afternoon. A motorcycle rider suddenly started punching him while he was chatting with fellow media persons in front of a shop.
Momo Mania: The Biggest Momo Party!
The biggest momo party, The Bakery Cafe Momo Mania 2012 took place at Bhrikuti Mandap amidst hundreds of momo lovers. The festival had 22 varieties of momos and several performances from Kutumba, The Everest Crew B-Boys, Subima Shrestha and Ang Babu Lama.
All Women Scooty Rally For Awareness
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, event management and promotion company Kgarira organised “All Women Scooty Rally” on March 8, Thursday. In association with Care Nepal, several famous female celebrities from media personalities to Miss Nepals and runners up participated in the rally that rode from Kathmandu Durbar Square to Bhaktapur Durbar Square and back.
Holi Celebrated Throughout The Country
Holi, the festival of colours, was observed throughout the hilly region, including the capital, on Wednesday (March 7) and throughout the Terai region on Thursday. People celebrated the occasion throwing colours and water with friends and family.
FIFA President Arrived In KTM
President of Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), Joseph ‘Sepp’ Blatter has arrived in Kathmandu. He landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at noon on Thursday (March 8).
Bomb hoax creates panic in New Banewshwor; Rs 3,50,000 robbed from nearby firm
Locals and pedestrians were gripped with panic after a suspicious object, believed to be a bomb,was recovered near the Rastriya Banijya Bank in New Baneshwor in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
Fire Broke Out At Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market
A fire at Fruits and Vegetable Market in Kalimati on Saturday destroyed property worth millions of rupees. Fire broke out at around midnight on the main building of the market. It took almost 2 hours and 5 fire fighter tankers were used to control the fire. Wife of the security guard is known to be injured and is rushed to hospital. Reason for this huge loss is yet to be known.