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Prem Raja Mahat, a very popular Nepali Lok (folk) singer and current honorary consul of Nepal government at Nepali embassy in Washington DC, talks to TexasNepal.com team about his everyday life, singing career, Nepal’s situation, Nepalis in the U.S and more at NRN Conference in Houston, Texas. Mobile users click here (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm … Continue reading Interview with Prem Raja Mahat at NRN Conference in Houston
June 1, 2010 marks the first anniversary of the establishment of TexasNepal.com and we would like to thank all our dear website visitors and our well wishers for their love and continuous support that has helped us to reach this far and also has been encouraging us everyday to work harder. We initially launched the … Continue reading TexasNepal.com is One Year Old today! (June 1, 2010)
It is very easy to send a short email to your friends or family members and have it delivered to their cell phones as SMS (text messages). All you need to know is the service provider of the receiving person. Once you know the carrier (cell phone company) of your recipient, simply use the carrier-specific … Continue reading How to send Free Text Messages to any Cell Phone via Email
Manoj Gajurel, one of the most popular comedians from Nepal, performed at the Nepali Sanskritik Sanjh organized by NST in Irving, Texas on February 27, 2010. Below is the short interview he gave us backstage after his performance, where he talks about his US trip, his “infotainment” style of performance, Nepalis abroad and the political … Continue reading Interview with Manoj Gajurel
This is a video of pre-K students from Butler School (Washington DC) singing Nepali National Anthem. The video was shot sometime in 2008 according to the description by the user who uploaded this video. You can learn more about the Nepali National Anthem from this blog post. [ad#linkad468]
Choosing the most useful websites from among millions of choices online can be mind boggling, but it does pay off to do a little research because there are very useful websites available that can prove to be very beneficial to college students in number of ways. The Internet is crowded with millions of websites – … Continue reading Ten Most Useful Websites for College Students
Google has recently released a new feature on their Google Maps that lets users track nearby locations for flushots. To find where you can get the flu shot near you, just follow this link and enter your location (zip code or city, state) on the box at the left. [Via Lifehacker]
Watch this documentary about the tale of the bravest of the brave, the Gurkhas! [ad#linkad468]
Watch this special documentary featuring two Car-Talk hosts from NPR, who hit the road in search of a new, clean and fuel-efficient car of the future. [ad#linkad468]
Here’s the video released by White House, via their YouTube channel, that shows President Barack Obama extending holiday wishes on the auspicious occasion of Dipawali / Tihar to everybody around the world celebrating this festival of lights. Thank you Mr. President and Happy Dipawali to you as well.
Listen to Kritima Lamichhane, a nine-year-old daughter of Krishna Lamichhane chanting slokas from the Bhagwat Geeta. Kritima is a fourth grader at Valley Ranch Elementary School and the audio recording below was aired on Radio Salaam Namaste on September 19, 2009. [ad#linkad468]
Here are some selected photos from Nepali Cultural Nite organized by Nepalese Students Association at UTA on September 12, 2009. (Photos – Anoj KC) [ad#linkad468] Video from the event This video was compiled by dfwNepal.com team from several clips provided to us by our web site visitors. (Clips contributors – Subash Thapa, Nirakar KC, Niranjan … Continue reading Photos and Video from Nepali Cultural Nite at UTA
Rohit Timilsina, 25-year-old Nepali has recently set a new world record and put his name on the Guinness Book of World Records. He accomplished the record by holding 21 tennis balls in his single palm. A Frenchman named ARnand Desch had previously held similar record by holding 19 balls in his palm. Mr. Timilsina is … Continue reading Nepali guy sets Guinness World Record
You can use Google services like finding local businesses, movies in theaters near you, weather info, flight status and much more simply by sending an SMS . To use this service, known as Google SMS, all you need to do is send simple query to a 466453 (GOOGLE on phone keypad). Examples: To get weather … Continue reading Google on your cell phone without Internet [via SMS]
Watch the full episode of “Seconds from Disaster: Columbia’s Last Flight” from National Geographic where they present an in-depth investigation of the mishap of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. The shuttle carrying seven astronauts disintegrated over Texas just 16 minutes from landing. Everybody on board died. Months of investigation led to conclusion that a … Continue reading Seconds from Disaster: Columbia’s Last Flight
Academic Earth is a must-see website – especially for students. It is run by an organization that has been founded to provide everyone with world-class education. They feature thousands of lectures from across the world on topics ranging from Biology to Political Science. The best part is – they are all available online for free. … Continue reading Website of the Week – Academic Earth
Feature Film Air Force One (Runtime – 56:31) Description- This feature film gives you an exclusive tour inside the President’s private plane and explore its rich history. ENJOY! [ad#imgad468] [ad#linkad468]
Have you heard about professional eating competition? Well, there are many such competitions held every year around America. Professional speed eaters can put away pounds of food in mere minutes. How do they do it? This documentary from the National Geographic presents the detailed study done of some professional speed eaters regarding their digestive system … Continue reading Featured video – Science of Speed Eating
This week’s featured website, Woot.com, pioneered the “one day one deal” marketing on the internet. They are online retailers based at Carrollton, Texas focusing on selling cool stuff for cheap. They offer one item for sale per day. It can be anything from a comic book to HDTV and the price they sell them for … Continue reading Website of the Week – Woot
July 20, 2009 – today marks the forty years anniversary of the first landing on the Moon and now you can virtually land on the Moon yourself too. Thanks to the new feature added by Google on their latest version of the Google Earth, you can now take a tour of the Moon, view various … Continue reading Land on the Moon with Google Earth
