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Warming and Warning - Mt. Everest, Arctic

July 31st, 2008 at 11:17 am » Comments (1)

Melting ice in Arctic have been the hot news lately. Today there was another news about a 20 sq km (eight sq miles) of ice from the Ward Hunt shelf that split away from Ellesmere Island. This split is thought to be the biggest piece of ice shed by one of Canada’s six ice shelves […]



13 year old Kid rescued a toddler

July 3rd, 2008 at 8:14 pm » Comments (0)

Heroic act of a 13 year Kid, Kamal Nepali, saved the life of a two and half years old Aradhana Pradhan who fell into the gorge of Seti River in Pokhara, Nepal.
Aradhana fell some 60 meters into the Seti River gorge while she was following her father who was going towards the Seti River.
Several rescue […]



Former king of Nepal handed over his crown to the government

June 12th, 2008 at 3:31 pm » Comments (0)

In a historic declaration, Nepal was converted to a newest republic of modern time. The former king was told to leave the palace within 15 days and he has left the palace within the given time frame. Before he left he delivered a lengthy press statement, in which he told that he has no […]



World’s newest republic, Nepal

May 28th, 2008 at 10:47 pm » Comments (1)

Nepal has registered itself as the newest republic in the world with a recent declaration to convert the kingdom to a federal democratic republic. Now onward the king is considered an ordinary citizen.
The first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) unanimously declared Nepal a republic late on Wednesday night, with only four votes against the […]



New Records on top of the world, Mt. Everest

May 26th, 2008 at 12:57 am » Comments (0)

Two new records were set by two Nepali mountaineers on the top of Mt. Everest.
The first record was set by Appa Sherpa, 48, who climbed the highest peak for the 18th time.
The second record was set by a 76 year old (turning 77 in a few days) senior Min Bahadur Serchan. Sherchan has broken the […]



National Geographic writer Ian Baker accused of stealing statues of archaeological importance

May 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm » Comments (4)

A person claiming to be writer of National Geographic was found to be trading animal parts and statues of archaeological importance in Nepal.
41 years old Ian Baker, living in Nepal for the last 24 years, had stored statues of archaeological importance, vestiges of various wild animals including skin, skeleton and statues in his […]



64kg tomato from a local plant in Nepal

May 5th, 2008 at 5:41 pm » Comments (1)

A single plant of tomato in general can grow 2-4 kg of tomato in a season and its height is in a range of a meter.
But a farmer from western Nepal, Bhagaban Adhikari (Durali-7, Gorkha) has grown a tomato plant that can grow more than a muri (local measure equivalent to about 64kg) of tomato […]



Nepali artist created longest painting in shortest time

April 27th, 2008 at 9:45 pm » Comments (2)

With an aim to set a new world record for the longest illustration, a noted Nepali artist has created a 130-metre-long acrylic painting, taking less than 13 hours for the job.
Kiran Manandhar, 51, created the painting titled `Abako Nepal` or the `Nepal of today` on April 25, 2008 at the 190-year-old structure `Dharahara`, known as […]



Tallest girl in Nepal ?

April 11th, 2008 at 11:29 pm » Comments (2)

Average height of Nepali male is 5′4″ and women are usually shorter than their opposite sex.
But a girl from Siraha, Urmila Kumari Chaudhari, 17, is 80 kg in weight and 7′ 1″ tall. The height has caused a lot of problem in her day-to-day life.
It is not official but she might be the […]



Seven-colored snake found in Nepal

April 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 pm » Comments (0)

In Nepal, people worship anything strange. As a latest example, people have started worshiping a strange snake that changes color.

Thousands of people have been thronging Chapaghar area of Tanahu district in western Nepal to see a strange seven-colored snake found in a well there, the National News Agency RSS reported on Saturday.
According to the […]



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