Samikshya Bhattarai (Kathmandu) / Aug 19: Suman Ghimire is the author of the recently-published novel Maunata, a narrative of love and friendship with foreign employment and Nepal’s lost potential as its backdrop. An entrepreneur and hotelier, Ghimire also has a poetry chapbook, Mero Baisako Calendar, to his name. In this conversation with Samikshya Bhattarai, the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: Nepali film Gaatho has come up with a nationwide painting competition and cartoonist/artist Durga Baral announced the competition on August 10 at the Art Gallery, Pokhara. A press release issued by the filmmaker of Gaatho stated that the competition has three categories — school, college and open. The winners of each […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 06: With new a line-up and sound, the legendary band 1974 AD is back with their ninth studio album Hazaar Sapana. The band launched their new album on August 5 at Moksh, Jawalakhel. The album, which has come after about six years since their last, is the first album as 1974 AD […]
Kathmandu / July 29: Two Nepali films have been selected for the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. Deepak Rauniyar’s feature length film ‘White Sun’ and ‘Dadyaa’, a short film directed by Pooja Gurung and Bibhusan Basnet, will represent Nepal in Venice this year. The Venice Film Festival is one of the oldest and major international […]
Kathmandu / July 23: The ninth edition of NEFTA International Film Awards will be held on November 10 this year. Nepal Film Technician Association (NEFTA) has been annually organizing the event felicitating the best in Nepali movies. NEFTA president Pushkar Lama informed that although the venue of the event hasn’t been finalized yet, the awards […]
Kathmandu / July 15: Various 11 personalities from music fraternity have been feted with the Chinnalata Music Award-2071 and 2072 amid a programme held here on Friday. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel, Chancellor of Nepal Academy Ganga Prasad Uprety and Chairman of Chinnalata Music Award Trust Prof Dr Basudev Tripathi […]
July 09: The sixth edition of Kathmandu Kora is all set to roll on, this July 16. The annual event that ‘mixes fun and charity’ will see riders participating from different nationalities. The event will host three riding challenges of 50km, 75km and 100km. Participants are allowed to take one out of the three challenges. […]
Kathmandu / July 2: Pop singer Adrian Pradhan with the help of his friends is now busy in collecting funds to rebuild earthquake-damaged building of Janata Higher Secondary School based in Hokse of Kavrepalanchowk. A large number of audiences joined a musical concert he organised in the capital Saturday. He sang his famous songs such […]
Kathmandu / June 30: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said Nepal could be developed as a beautiful film city. Addressing a function organized to confer the film awards at the President House, Shitalniwas, on Thursday, President Bhandari said, “Our country is naturally a beautiful place- film city in itself. Now, with the use of new […]
Idamittham: At Your Own Risk prods one to stop, introspect, and muse about life – Timothy Aryal (Kathmandu) / June 25: When one of the most erudite of theatre artists in Nepal, Sunil Pokharel himself, takes on the stage, it means that there should be something really special on offer. After plying his trade in […]