World News
Third Nepal Africa Film Festival 2013 screening committee is being organised by College of Journalism and Mass Communication (CJMC). The grand opening ceremony of the festival at Russian Cultural Center will take place on June 18, at 10.30 am.
Nepal defeated Uganda by 5 wickets and secured the champions title in the final of ICC World Cricket League Division 3 today at the National Stadium, Hamilton.
A fashion show with a difference, Gorgeous Attire Show 2013 is being held on April 5 (Chaitra 23), Friday. As mentioned in its press release, the event is scheduled to be held at 1999 AD, Gwarko (Behind Kwality Fast Food Cafe) 6:00pm onwards.
Good news for all Nepali cricket fans! Nepal gained victory over Singapore on Sunday(March 31) in the ACC T20 Cup by 121-runs, securing a spot in the semifinals as well as the World T20 Qualifiers in the process.
The Shanti Prayas-2 is scheduled to be held at Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre, Panchkhal from March 18 to April 7, 2013 and participating in the exercise event are Nepal, the United States, and several other nations.
Binod Chaudhary has become the first Nepali businessman to make it to the Forbes’ billionaire list. The New York-based magazine has placed the Chaudhary Group (CG) President in the 1,342nd position in ‘The 2013 Billionaires List.’
Saudi Arabia has announced amnesty to over a million illegal migrant workers stuck in the desert Kingdom for years. The official pardon, which was reportedly announced on Sunday, will clear the way for over 80,000 Nepalis to return home without being penalised.
Nepali mountaineer Chhurim entered the Guinness Book of World Records by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season with only a difference of week.
While we, the Nepalese, seek to indulge ourselves in the expensive taste of international brands of coffee, French President François Hollande has been amazed by the supreme taste of Nepali organic coffee which was gifted to him by the Embassy of Nepal, Paris.
A Tibetan monk poured himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Kathmandu on Wednesday (February 13) as an attempt to commit ‘self-immolation’ to protest Chinese rule in Tibet.
After three stunningly successful years, the fourth annual Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) will be held this year. TNFF is a non profit organization established with the primary intention of supporting independent filmmakers who go beyond their means to tell their stories about Nepal and Nepalis.
The number of young Nepali women being lured and sold in the UAE is increasing. The girls are exploited by agents who promise them a lucrative living but are sold for a few thousand dirhams and then subject them to physical and mental abuse.
A 55-year-old gold trader, who owned businesses in Nepal, UK and Hong Kong, has committed suicide. Kumar Lamichhane (Biswokarma) was found hanging from a tree in Kam San Country Park, Monkey Hill Jungle, Hong Kong on Tuesday (January 29).
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.
Nepal secured another successive victory on Sunday in the ICC World Cricket League Division-IV at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur. Mandal made 113 runs against Denmark to help secure another victory for his team.
California-based company Icon Shoes has come under attack for promoting a range of shoes with the print of Lord Buddha’s images. Buddhism followers around the world have written to the company to express their disgust calling the move insensitive.
Miss Nepal World 2012 Shristi Shrestha has left for the 62nd Miss World Grand Finale. The pageant will be held in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on August 18.
Rajesh Khadka, a Nepali student in Perth of Australia died Thursday night after the car he was driving rammed into a tree. Khadka, originally from Baglung, was residing in Australia for the past four years.
Jagjit Singh will live on in the hearts and minds of millions of fans of all ages who listen to his music, and continue to collect his works. And the love of the maestro goes so far as to singers impersonating their idol, and some of them have become so good they are sure to keep him alive through his music.
It is immensely gratifying to see how the little girl, Bipaswi Poudyal, shines in the international event, Little Miss World, held on October 8 competing with 44 other contestant from different nation.
