Archive for: February, 2017

Bridging generation gap

Kathmandu / Feb 17: Alfresco Open Art Exhibition cum Competition 2017, an exhibit that aims to bridge the generation gap among Nepali artists, is currently being held at Nepal Art Council, in the Capital. The seventh iteration of the exhibition cum competition that was attended by more than 350 speculators has on display paintings of […]


Running Shaadi.com gets new title before release

Mumbai / Feb 17 : Director Amit Roy has expressed his displeasure over the change in the title of his debut film, from Running Shaadi.com to Running Shaadi, after the movie was dragged to court by a matrimonial website, whose name bears resemblance to the movie’s original title. Shaadi.com approached Bombay High Court against the […]


Radio on wheels concludes in the lake city

Kathmandu / Feb 16: Radio on Wheels, a musical road show by Radio Kantipur, ended on Tuesday after reaching its final destination, Pokhara. The second leg of the event which travelled from Dhangadi through Nepalgunj to reach Pokara featured RJs such as Hem Subedi and Alisha Subedi, along with singers Dharmendra Sewan and Shreya Sotang. […]


National Democracy Day being observed

Kathmandu / Feb 18: The 67th National Democracy Day is being marked across the country on Saturday by organizing several program in commemoration of the establishment of democracy on 7 Falgun 2007. The people had waged struggle and sacrificed their lives against the 104-year-old Rana oligarchy which was later compelled to declare democracy in the […]


Prison guards intercept pigeon carrying cellphone to inmates

Feb. 17: Corrections officials in Brazil said prison guards intercepted a pigeon attempting to deliver a cellphone to inmates inside the facility. The Department of Penitentiary Administration said guards at the Nilton Silva prison in Franco da Rocha spotted some inmates attempting to catch a pigeon Feb. 10 that was wearing a vest-like garment apparently […]


Seattle police officer sends Uber driver a selfie to encourage return of lost purse

Feb. 17: A Seattle Uber driver who refused to return a purse left behind by a passenger changed his mind quickly when a police officer sent him a selfie. Eric Michl of the Seattle Police Department said he was contacted by a woman on Capitol Hill about 2 a.m. Sunday who said she’d left her […]


Woman hits half court shot, gets proposal from Dunkin’ Donuts mascot

Feb. 17: A woman’s boyfriend proposed to her while wearing a Dunkin’ Donuts mascot costume moments after she made a half court shot. The unusual sequence of events took place during halftime of a Siena College men’s basketball game in Albany, N.Y. on Thursday night when Erin Tobin, 30, took to the court to attempt […]


Woman dons disguise to monitor best friend’s first date

Feb. 17: A dedicated woman donned an elaborate disguise to keep a watchful eye over her best friend’s first date. Twitter user Dawsyn Eubanks shared photos of her friend Georgia Hoyer dressed in a hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and a fake mustache, as she sat behind Eubanks in a restaurant where she was having a first […]


Facebook is playing an increasingly important role in activism

Feb. 17: It’s clear that Facebook played a big role in mobilizing people to participate in the global Women’s March last month. And now researchers have determined just how much of an impact the social network had. According to a study from researchers at the University of Maryland, almost 70% of people who attended the […]


ZTE scraps ‘design our smartphone’ crowdfunding campaign

Feb. 17: The Chinese phone manufacturer ZTE has cancelled a crowd-funding campaign for a smartphone design based on ideas submitted by the public. With just over a day to go, 190 backers had pledged $36,000 (£29,000) – much less than the target of $500,000. The “Project CSX” phone would let users interact with it via […]




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