The anticipation for students waiting for their breakthrough result has finally ended. The results for the SLC examinations were announced on June 13. A total of 2,08,187 students, including both the regular and exempted examinees, have passed the exam this year, putting the pass percentage as 41.97.
From Nepal, The Music Foundry has participated in the challenge conducted by Good Maker who are granting $5000 award prize to one project/idea dedicated to creating social change that receives the most votes online.
According to an article published in Republica, Govinda Prasad Mainali, who was serving a life sentence in a Japanese jail in a high-profile murder case 15 years ago, walked a free man after the Tokyo High Court ordered a retrial Thursday, June 7.
Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam, who was fatally shot at by unidentified assailants late Thursday morning, died during the course of his treatment at the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital.
Due to overwhelming response from interested candidates, the application deadline for Miss Nepal US (A) 2012 has officially been extended.
As informed by a news source, the country is about to get hit by a series of bandhs starting tomorrow. According to the source Newa Rajya Samiti has called Upatyaka bandh on Jestha 4 (tomorrow). Similarly, there is a Nepal bandh by Rastriya Prajatantra Party(RPP) on 5th of Jestha, and a bandh by Aadibasi-Janajati & Muslim Samudaya on 7th, 8th , and 9th of Jestha.
In April, TexasNepal started an initiative to help Bishnu Maya Karki, a loving mother making her best effort to help her son Suresh Karki who’s undergoing a Kidney treatment. The total amount collected was Rs 86,400 which has now been deposited into Karki’s bank account.
Apabad is a highly anticipated upcoming Nepali movie directed by Subash Koirala featuring actors Raj Ballav Koirala, Nisha Ashikari, Rabi Giri and Bijaya Giri as the main characters. The movie is set to be released on May 18th in Nepal and the United States simultaneously.
Team of the Association of Nepalis in the Americas (ANA) led by its founder member and Past President Dr. Shyam Karki and current General Secretary Bijay Thapa met the legislative staff of Senator Benjamin L Cardin who is also a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Robin Pandey’s latest book titled ‘Waves Metamorphosing into Revelation’ has recently been published in the United States and is available to purchase in both paperback and ebook version from Amazon.
Pop superstar Nabin K Bhattarai has become a first time daddy! The singer and wife Nabina Rajbhandari Bhattarai welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday morning, April 10.
Nepali duo Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa have been named the 2012 People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year. It is annual effort of National Geographic to discover outstanding individuals who have made remarkable achievements in exploration, conservation, and adventure sports.
The title of ‘world’s shortest man’ may change hands in the coming weeks as a new claimant has been discovered. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali who claims to be 56 centimetres tall, could become the new ‘world’s shortest man’ if Guinness World Records confirms his height.
The Kathmandu Valley has experienced more chill with cloudy sky Wednesday morning following the rainfall starting Tuesday night due to the westerly wind that entered the country from the western region.
After over two decades in the film industry, veteran actress Sushila Rayamajhi has passed away losing her battle to uterine cancer.
The government on January 18, Wednesday hiked petroleum prices by an average of over 11 percent, burdening the general public with biggest-ever oil price hike in monetary terms in recent history.
Bowing down to the pressure from the business community, the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) on December 27, Tuesday nullified the double price sytem imposed on the bulk purchase of diesel and kerosene.
After calling a sudden bandh on Saturday and adversely affecting the livelihood of the general public, the Nepali Congress has announced another shutdown on Monday, December 19th. The bandh has been imposed as to protest the death of its Tarun Dal leader Shiva Paudel, who was attacked by Youth Association Nepal cadres in Chitwan District Prison on December 6.
ANA, the association of Nepalis in the Americas, issued a press release on December 14, 2011 stating that the lawsuit against ANA and its past members has been resolved and the association is now ready to move forward with preparation for the next ANA Convention 2012 in Dallas, Texas.
On December 1st, Thursday, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai formally announced the much-talked-about Visit Lumbini Year 2012 (VLY-2012) from the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, inviting the world to work towards creating a peaceful society through Buddha’s peace message. The government plans to nominate Nepali singer and nun Aani Chhoying Dolma, Chinese actor Jackie Chan, Indian superstar Shahrukh Khan and Indian actress Rekha as Peace Ambassadors for the VLY 2012.
