Archive for: September, 2016

Finding new pastures in Nepali cinema

Kathmandu / Sept 2: To director Suraj Bhushal his new film ‘Gaatho’ is an outcome of his filmmaking principle to never be repetitive. His three year old writing-directing career started with ‘Maun’ (2013) that brought to screen an off-beat romantic drama between a deaf and mute couple. This was followed by 2015’s ‘Hostel Returns’, a […]


Film stars flock to Nepal Art Council

Smriti Dhungana / Sept. 03: Actress Priyanka Karki, who is busy with the promotion of her new movie ‘Chhakka Panja’ of late, was spotted at the Babarmahal-based Nepal Art Council on Saturday. She was there to observe the best photographs that were selected for exhibition from the IME Global IME Nepal Photo Contest 2016 that […]


Tabala maestro Pt Hom Nath diagnosed with liver cancer

Jessica Rai / Kathmandu: Tabala maestro of Nepal Pandit Hom Nath Upadhyaya — scholar, educator and a performer of tabala — has been diagnosed with liver cancer in its last stage. He has been admitted to the Cancer Care Department of Om Hospital & Research Centre, Chabahil. The 73-year-old musician was admitted in the evening […]


Instagram adds feature that will change how you view photos

Sept. 03: It’s time to brush up on your photo editing skills. Instagram is rolling out a feature that will let people get a closer, more intimate look at your pictures. Appropriately called Zoom, the new addition will let people zoom in on photos and videos in their feeds. The move is a welcomed one […]


Samsung goes to the extreme with its Gear S3 smartwatch

Sept. 02: Samsung is toughening up its line of wearables with the new Gear S3. The company unveiled its latest smartwatch on Wednesday at IFA 2016, Europe’s annual gadget convention. The Gear S3 is the company’s follow-up device to the sleek Gear S2 model, which CNNMoney has called one of the best smartwatches we’ve tried […]


Juno probe returns close-up Jupiter pictures

Sept. 03: The US space agency (NASA) has released spectacular new images of Jupiter acquired by its Juno probe. The pictures show the swirling clouds of the gas giant at both its poles – views that no previous mission has managed to acquire in such detail. Juno captured the data last weekend as it made […]


Luminol, a compound used in crime scene may combat malaria

Sept. 02 / A compound that detectives spray at crime scenes to find trace amounts of blood may be used one day to kill the malaria parasite, says a new study. The compound called luminol glows blue when it encounters the hemoglobin in red blood cells. The researchers found that the compound can be used […]


Cornell University welcomes 12-year-old freshman

Sept. 3: Most 12-year-olds are starting the seventh grade. Jeremy Shuler is going to the Ivy League. The 12-year-old academic prodigy who began studying calculus at the age of 7, is beginning his freshman year at Cornell University in upstate New York and would become the youngest student ever — by a full two years […]


Connecticut grandmother to use $30,000 lottery winnings on ‘decent’ phone

Sept. 3: A grandmother in Connecticut plans to use her lottery winnings to upgrade to a more contemporary cellphone. Ursula McCafferty, 95, won $30,000 in Connecticut’s “3X The Cash 6th Edition” scratch off game and intends to give some of it away before splurging on a phone more suited for receiving pictures of her 12 […]


Dust devil sweeps through Portuguese music festival

Sept. 2: A reveler at a Portuguese music festival captured footage of a dust devil spinning near a large group of dancers. The video, filmed Aug. 14 at the Boom Festival, shows the whirlwind filling the air with dust near the event’s “Dance Temple.” Concertgoers don’t seem particularly bothered by the dust devil, with some […]




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