Thirteen year old swimmer Gaurika Singh will be the youngest athlete at the Olympic Games in Rio! The sporting event which kicks off in Brazil from the 5th of August will see the London based thirteen year old Nepali compete in the 100m backstroke heats on Sunday. Keep an eye out for Gaurika! Continue reading Nepali Teen Gaurika Singh Will Be The Youngest Olympian at Rio!
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is glad to meet US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as she attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner here.The 33-year-old “Quantico” star, who is currently shooting in the US for the bigscreen “Baywatch” reboot, dazzled the last evening’s affair in a deep-cut, black and sheer-stripe gown.
Priyanka took to Twitter to share about her meeting with the Obamas.
“Lovely to meet the very funny and charming @barackobama and the beautiful @flotus. Thank you…,” she wrote along with a picture.
At the Washington-insider event, attended by journalists, celebrities, politicians and advertisers, Obama did not hold back and he took jibes at Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, CNN’s Jake Tapper among others.
The 2016 White House Correspondents’ dinner, which was President Obama’s last in office, was hosted by comedian Larry Wilmore
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, who is embroiled in a legal tussle with Kangana Ranaut, has criticised a Twitter trend which attacks the actress by calling her “characterless” and “publicity hungry”.The trend titled, “Characterless Kangana”, features tweets mentioning her past affairs.
“I like her acting but not her cheap tricks CHARACTER LESS KANGANA,” one Twitter user wrote, while another posted, “Kangana used controversial way for making publicity. That is just so cheap. CHARACTER LESS KANGANA.”
Soon after the trend began, Hrithik, 42, wrote, “It is characterless to judge another. Whatever may be the case. Strangle the anger. Channelize love.”
The two actors have been at loggerheads since the “Queen” star called Hrithik her ‘silly ex’.
The feud between Hrithik and his “Krrish 3” co-star turned nasty after they slapped legal notices on each other.
Hrithik, who was the first to send the legal notice, has demanded that she apologise in a press conference and clear the air about their alleged affair which he firmly refutes.
A defiant Kangana, 29, had said she was not a “dim-witted” teenager and refused to apologise. She instead shot off a counter-notice to Hrithik warning him to take back his notice or face a criminal case
The US government is announcing the results of the America’s Diversity Visa (DV) 2017 today.The results for those who entered the DV lottery between October 1, 2015 to November 3, 2015 will be announced today, according to the information available in the US Embassy website in Nepal.
According to the Embassy, the applicants can check their results from the US government’s official webpage
The US government is announcing the results of the America’s Diversity Visa (DV) 2017 on Tuesday.The results for those who entered the DV lottery between October 1, 2015 to November 3 , 2015 will be announced on May 3, according ot the information in the US Embassy in Nepal.
According to the Embassy, the applicants can check their results by entering the DV-2017 entry confirmation number into the Entrant Status Check at http://dvlottery.state.gov.
It further says that DV-2017 data will be available through the Entrant Status Check until at least September 30, 2017 and request all entrants to keep their confirmation number until this period whether they are initially selected or not.
American internet streaming media NETFLIX is now available in 130 additional countries including Nepal! The website is a popular alternative choice to the traditional home television offering films, documentaries, TV shows and more. NETFLIX is now available in almost all parts of the world except China, North Korea, Syria and Crimea. The company is still working on its expansion in China.Interesting move! I wonder how the response will be in Nepal.
Looks like “Netflix and Chill” might catch on in the country. Eeeek!
The hilltown of TANSEN will see many adventure thrill seekers flock at the end of this month for the TANSEN ULTRA 2015! The three-day event by GNARLY and Dharohar Adventures will feature downhill (open and elite), urban cross-country (elite, open, women and junior) and trail running (25K, 15K and 5K) races. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an amateur or a professional, the TANSEN ULTRA 2015 is open for all.
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REGISTRATION INFO
Registration Fee:
Downhill biking: NRs. 2,000
Cross-country biking: NRs. 1,500
Trail Running (15K and 25K): NRs. 1,000
5K charity run: NRs. 500
*Participants in Women and Junior categories get 50% discount in registration fee
Registration fee includes:
– Participation in race
– Registration Pack
– Booklet (schedule, emergency contact #, map)
– Race bib and zip locks
– Race poster
– Energy bar
– Waiver form
– Stickers
– Water
– Bananas
– Trail map
– Lunch during race day
– Shuttle service for DH participants during seeding and final race days
– Entry to afterparty Live Music
Registration Dates: December 1 to 20
Payment deadline: December 22 (race entry and if applicable, transportation)
Online Registration Form: http://www.gnarlybiking.com/tansen/register
TRANSPORTATION
– Transportation (bus) service is provided to athletes for a nominal fee of Rs. 1,500 per person for a two-way trip (KTM – Tansen – KTM), or Rs. 800 for one-way trip (KTM – Tansen or Tansen – KTM).
– Next-of-kins and friends of participants would be charged Rs. 2,000 for a two-way trip, and Rs. 1,000 for a one-way trip.
– Booking needs to be confirmed and paid for by December 22nd
– Fixed bus dates are December 26 (KTM – Tansen) and December 29 (Tansen – KTM). We do not have fixed bus departures on other dates, in which case athletes will have to arrange local or private transportation back to their destinations.
– The buses will be comfortable and have enough space to adjust required number of bikes and luggage onboard
– Transportation will not cover lunch meal during travel
ACCOMMODATION
– Single, double and triple rooms as well as dormitories are available in various hotels in Tansen
– Participants will pay directly to the hotel for accommodation. Tansen Ultra staff will help participants book hotel rooms, which will be on BB plan, i.e. breakfast included.
– Hotels will be decent with standard facilities and proper toilets.
-Parking availability varies by hotels. There are several standards of hotels to choose from.
– Accommodation cost is not included in the registration fee
– If family members or friends are accompanying, participants are requested to inform us beforehand for hotels to plan accordingly
MEALS
– Packed lunch provided to athletes during their respective race day/s
– Breakfast and Dinner (and lunch during non-race days) will have to be arranged by the athletes
– DH participants will receive lunch during seeding run and final race days
– There are plenty of locals restaurants and hotels in Tansen for meals
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For BUS and HOTEL booking, contact:
Diwash Pradhan / 9841596366
Saria Sato Bajracharya / 9803382399
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For RACE REGISTRATION:
http://www.gnarlybiking.com/tansen/register
LG has released a new teaser video for their new LG G4 smartphone and the video confirms that the handset will come with a QHD display.
The LG G4 will feature a 5.5 inch QHD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and the device is said to be powered by an eight core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor.
Other specifications on the LG G4 will include 3GB of RAM and 32GB of included storage, the device will also come with a microSD card slot for extra storage.
The LG G4 will come with a new 16 megapixel f/1.8 camera which will have OIS and Laser Auto Focus, it is also expected to come with a fingerprint sensor and it will also feature a 3000 mAh battery.
The handset will feature the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android Lollipop and LG will make the device official at a press event on the 28th of April.
Salman Khan, who has been handed a five-year jail term for running over five homeless men, killing one of them, in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai, is one of India’s biggest and most popular film stars.
The verdict is a huge setback for the 49-year-old actor who has acted in more than 80 Hindi-language films. He is known for his romantic roles as well as hardcore action films and has won several prestigious Indian cinema awards.
Khan is that rare Bollywood star who has a huge fan following across the vast spectrum of Indian society.
Several of his films in recent years have been huge commercial hits and, at the time of his sentencing, he was reported to be working on several big-ticket projects.
When Dabanng2 – sequel to the hugely successful 2010 film Dabangg – was released over Christmas in 2012, it was screened in more than 3,500 theatres and the cinemas were packed for days.
At an upmarket multiplex in the south district of the Indian capital, Delhi, the crowds included the usual middle-class English-speaking audiences as well as the residents of a neighbouring slum for whom the 350-rupee ($6.6; £4) tickets could not have come cheap.
Although critics did not rate Dabangg2 highly, Khan’s fans clearly did – there were catcalls when he romantically courted the heroine, loud whistles when he showed his dance moves and resounding claps when he beat up the “baddies”.
But his fame has brought with it a long-held image of a larger-than-life macho superstar who lives dangerously.
While the hit-and-run incident has dragged on for nearly 13 years, Khan’s fan base has remained loyal – in fact, it has kept growing steadily and the hits have kept coming.
Five of his latest films – Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg2 – have been huge blockbusters.
The eldest of the three sons of well-known screenplay writer Salim Khan, he is a hit on social media too – his Facebook page is liked by 24.7 million fans while on Twitter, he has 11.7 million followers.
But there is another side to Khan.
Stories about his brawls at parties have long filled the Bollywood gossip columns, and his link-ups with some of his leading ladies have also proved controversial.
In one notorious incident, an angry Khan was reported to have emptied a bottle of cola over the head of an ex-girlfriend in a restaurant.
Another relationship, with actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, ended acrimoniously with Ms Rai later making allegations that she was beaten up by Khan – a charge he has denied.
And the 2002 hit-and-run incident in Mumbai was not his first brush with the law.
Khan was arrested in the western state of Rajasthan for illegally hunting and killing a protected blackbuck deer in 1998.
He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison in 2006, but spent less than a week inside before being released on bail. His appeal is pending in court.
In the past few years, the actor has worked hard to shed his “bad boy” image – with some success.
His devotion to his family, particularly his brothers, is well known and he is reputed to go out of his way to help friends and even strangers.
A few years ago, he started Being Human, a charity to help the underprivileged through education and healthcare. The charity sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores, and the proceeds are used for charitable work.
His relationships with women also seem to have matured. Although he parted ways with actress Katrina Kaif some time ago, they remain good friends and the couple acted together in Ek Tha Tiger.
But the court verdict handing him a five-year sentence shows that his past may well overshadow his current success.
An Indian court has sentenced Bollywood star Salman Khan to five years in jail for killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai.
The man was among five people who were run over in the incident. The actor was charged with culpable homicide.
Khan had said his driver was behind the wheel, but the judge said the actor was driving the car and was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Legal experts expect the actor to appeal against the verdict.
Khan’s lawyers have already applied for bail in the Bombay high court which is expected to hear the case shortly, reports say. The actor remains in the trial court while his fate is being decided.
Correspondents say the guilty verdict is a huge setback for Khan although he could have been jailed for 10 years.
The actor is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, appearing in more than 80 Hindi-language films. Several of his films, including Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aap Ke Hain Kaun, have been huge commercial hits.
On Wednesday morning, as the actor drove to court with his family and friends, fans prayed for the actor’s acquittal.
But Judge DW Deshpande found him guilty on the charge of culpable homicide.
“You were driving the car; you were under the influence of alcohol,” he told the actor as soon as the court proceedings began.
The 49-year-old actor was also found guilty of negligent driving and causing grievous harm to the victims and given separate terms for each offence, but defence lawyers said all the sentences would run concurrently.
Within minutes of entering the courtroom, the judge informed Khan that he was guilty.
After that, for the next three hours as the lawyers from both the sides presented their arguments over his punishment, Khan, who was dressed in a white shirt, remained calm and composed.
His family and friends inside the court were hoping that he would get a jail term of three years or less.
But when the judge sentenced him to five years in prison, Khan’s expression changed immediately.
And even as his sisters tried to comfort him, the actor looked visibly upset.
Salman Khan: Bollywood’s popular ‘bad boy’
Several of his Bollywood colleagues spoke out in his support and expressed their sympathies. Actress Hema Malini said she was praying for him.
If the actor is put behind bars, it will affect several high-profile film projects he is involved in at the moment.
The case has gripped Bollywood and India for years.
Late on the night of 28 September 2002, Khan’s Toyota Land Cruiser hit the American Express bakery in the Bandra area of Mumbai, authorities say.
The vehicle ran over five people sleeping on the street, killing 38-year-old Noor Ullah Khan and seriously injuring three others. Another person received minor injuries.
The prosecution alleged that Khan had been driving the car while drunk. Giving evidence in March., Khan had denied he was drunk or that he was driving the vehicle.
But many witnesses disagreed.
A constable attached to Khan’s security detail said in a statement to the police that the “drunk” actor had lost control of the car. The policeman died in 2007 of tuberculosis.
In April, Khan’s driver told the court that he had crashed the car after a tyre burst but the court did not accept that version.
September 2002: Salman Khan’s car runs over five people sleeping on a Mumbai street, killing a homeless man and injuring four others
October 2002: Khan charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder – arrested but granted bail
May 2003: Court rejects his plea to drop culpable homicide charge
June 2003: Bombay high court drops culpable homicide charge; actor is then tried for rash and negligent driving
October 2007: Prime witness, a constable who served in his security detail, dies
March 2015: Khan tells the court he was not drunk and his driver was behind the wheel
May 2015: Khan found guilty, sent to jail for five years
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