May 30, 2023

Rural Film Festival in Namobuddha

A three-day rural film festival is to be organized in Namobuddha of Kavrepalanchok. The festival is going to be held with the objective of encouraging films based on rural setting and environment, the organisers have said.Celebrity Nepal is hosting th…

Chitrakar and Dong honoured with Araniko prize

The Araniko National Fine Arts Award for this year has been presented to artists Madan Chitrakar and Man Bahadur Dong respectively.Likewise, the National Fine Arts Award in the contemporary art category has been presented to Uddhab Raj Rimal and Fine …

Rokaya first from Bajhang to reach atop Sagarmatha

Sangita Rokaya of Dhuli in Saipal Rural Municipality-4 is the first Bajhangi girl to reach the peak of the highest mountain of the world Sagarmatha or Everest. The 26-year-old successfully climbed the mountain on May 17 with the help of Pioneer Advent…

New York street named after Tenzing Norgay

The 75 Street, Broad Way and Woodside in Queens Borough, New York State, USA, has been named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first man to set foot at the world’s highest mountain Sagarmatha or Everest.The City Council of District 25 of Queens, New Yo…