Binita Baral, the bold actress or to say the ‘Poster Girl’ whose topless promo photo of the movie ‘Chapali Heights” sparked controversy in the film industry denies that it was a popularity stunt. Her pictures with her hands covering her upper half was published by a magazine and weekly supplement of a leading newspaper and [...]

On his upcoming trip to Mount Everest, mountaineer Conrad Anker will team up with geologist Dave Lageson to remeasure the peak’s exact altitude—a stat scientists still dispute. Physiologist Bryan Taylor will also be in Nepal to monitor how Anker’s blood, brain and muscles respond to the thin Himalayan air. Anker is a mountaineer and National [...]

(Correne Coetzer) Following the busy South Pole season, the full North Pole ski route will also be exceptionally busy this year, and again gender biased. But being the only woman among 15 men doesn’t bother Clare O’Leary at all, says this Irish Everest summiteer and South Pole skier to ExplorersWeb from Resolute Bay. She and [...]

Q: How you have taken the scheme that has begun in the process of making Nepal Army an inclusive one? How would you analyze the entire procedure being acquired? Katawal: We could see to it from different angles. The frame of mind observed in some political parties is such that they even as of today take [...]

Laurence Brahm, lawyer, political-economist and author of dozens of books, founded the Himalayan Consensus and African Consensus movements. A vocal critic to the policies of World Bank and International Monetary Fund and the very notion of globalization, Brahm has been embedded with Wall Street Protestors. Born and educated in the US, Brahm has been living [...]

It’s important to hear out people’s opinions, but when it comes down to it, it’s your own instincts that should count the most,” says Rajesh Hamal, veritable superstar of the Nepali film industry. At 49, Hamal has worked in films for more than two decades—and shows no sign of letting up. Besides having starred in [...]

Lokendra Bista Magar, a politburo member of the UCPN-Maoist, is the Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation. After assuming his office recently, Minister Bista has revived the activities related to the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY 2011) with due priority. Besides, he has started consultations with the concerned stakeholders regarding purchasing aircraft for Nepal Airlines [...]

Richter Members of Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR), one of the most popular Danish pop-soft Rock bands, is in town.  They had tried to come to Nepal23 years ago, but circumstances did not favour then. As there were very few Nepalis who were familiar with the band then; no organiser showed interest to invest in [...]

Nine months have elapsed since the start of Nepal Tourism Year-2011. The year is marked to increase the number of tourists, develop and upgrade related infrastructures and thereby make tourism sector a stronger contributor to national economy. Although some success has been made with regard to number of tourists, many other goals are yet to [...]

Twenty one year old Sudip Gautam, alias Dario Lopez, a London-based Nepali youth enjoyed fame overnight as he was announced Britain’s biggest seller on the online auction website eBay. Gautam, who moved to the UK in November 2002 with his mother to join his father, had set up a mobile phone accessory company, London Magic [...]