Baitadi / October 24: The first-ever commercial paragliding venture in far-western Nepal is set to be introduced in Baitadi during Tihar. After an assessment by a team of experts, the adventure sport involving lightweight glider aircraft is set to begin at the Patan area of Baitadi. The venture was set to start two months ago […]
Kathmandu / Oct 22: Ten schools from Kathmandu and one school from Udaypur are gearing up to show their respective plays at the inaugural Bhadgaun International Children’s Theater Festival that’s set to kick off from October 23. Hosted by Matribhumi School, a school based in Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, the festival will also feature plays by theater […]
Oct 21: As this year’s runaway hit Chhakka Panja which this week inched over the Rs 12 crore mark at the box office–continues to draw in the crowds, an excited Deepashree Niraula, the movie’s debutant director, says it is the subject the movie pivots around that has struck a chord with moviegoers. “The film raises […]
Prakash Chandra Timilsena: If you find yourself in the western region of Nepal around Dashain, there is one thing you don’t want to miss: the Sakhiya Naach. Practiced in districts such as Bardiya, Dang, Banke, Kailaili, and Kanchanpur; Sakhiya Naach is one of the most awaited and robustly celebrated rituals among Tharus—the indigenous people who […]
Oct. 21: An 18-year-old tea vendor who became Pakistan’s hottest new celebrity when his photo went viral on the Internet says he has no plans for an acting career – though he is flattered by the attention. Arshad Khan became an overnight sensation this week when a photographer’s Instagram shot of him working at his […]
Oct 20: The English version of mountaineer Lakpa Phuti Sherpa’s memoir Himalma Chaalis Barsha-Forty years in the Mountains-has been released. The Nepali version of the book was released in 2014. The book encapsulates Sherpa’s musings about her distinguished mountaineering career. Sherpa, born and raised in Solukhumbu district, started her journey as a mountaineer at a […]
Kathmandu : Oct. 3: Upcoming Nepali film ‘The Sponsor’ is all set to get its world premiere in Honk Kong on November 26. The film directed by Pranay Limbu and produced by Rudra Bahadur Gurung released its official promotional poster and introduced its cast and crew at an event in Kathmandu’s Mandala Theatre on Sunday. […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: Journalist Damodar Neupane’s second book, Karma: Sikaai ma Gahiriyeko Khaadal, an anthology of reflective essays revolving around the condition of differently-abled children in Nepal, was launched amid a function held at Mandala Theatre Nepal in the Capital on Saturday. The book saw its launch from the hands of the subjects the […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: A year after the launch of his first novel, Mystica, author Kumar Nagarkoti released his latest offering Ghatmandu—a fusion of fiction and non-fiction musings. The book was made public amid a function at the Shilpee Theatre in the Capital, where the author was joined on stage by a wide array of […]
Kathmandu : Oct. 2: Senior photographer Mani Lama’s photographs have gone on display at the Nepal Tourism Board’s premises as part of the ongoing ‘#photoNepal’ series that’s been organized by Photo Journalists’ Club (PJ Club) Nepal. Lama has been a professional photographer for more than three decades. His current exhibit showcases most of his landscape […]
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