Sanyukta Shrestha Shines!!!!

London based Nepali designer Sanyukta Shrestha who specializes on bridal wear was recently awarded with 'Best Wedding Newcomer Award' by 'Perfect Wedding Award 2011' on 21st September at Swan at Globe, London. 

Perfect Wedding magazine says, ‘Sanyukta’s amazing new vision for bridalwear has taken the industry by storm. She’s committed to producing ethical, beautiful dresses and we love her fresh take on fashion!’ Sanyukta indeed proved herself as the new vision in the British bridal world by bagging another award ‘Bridal - Innovation Award' by JP selects Excellence Award 2011 during London Fashion Week on 19th September 2011 held at Ecoluxe London. The award was presented by Anna Griffin, Editor in chief of CocoEco Magazine. 

That's indeed the way to go! Congratulations to Sanyukta for her double win ;D

Indeed, this is only the beginning for you.

Qatar Airways Increases Flights

Qatar Airways is set to increase flights in the Doha - Kathmandu route from the next month. The airline will operate four flights a day between Doha and Kathmandu from the 1st of October. With only three months till Nepal Tourism Year 2011 drawing to an end let's hope this increase in flights will usher in the many tourists. I remember back in 2000 on my first Qatar flight they operated a single flight a day and to see the growth in the airline and growth on this route is very impressive. If only Tribhuvan International Airport could show similar growth.

Miss Nepal Malina Goes To School

It's nearly been a month already that Malina Joshi was crowned Miss Nepal 2011 and Joshi has been busy of late travelling back to hometown Dharan and visiting the place that made her what she is today. During her homecoming trip to Dharan Malina stopped by Marigold School and met teachers and students from the school. 

Malina is currently in Kathmandu and preparing to fly to London by the 19th October for the Miss World pageant which will take place on the 6th November in LONDON. We all have our personal choices and preferences and Malina MAY or MAY NOT be your choice of Miss Nepal but please leave the negativity aside and let's encourage her, give her tips and ideas for her journey to Miss World. In the course of the next month there will be lot more updates on Malina.

Malina with her mother

Nihita on BIG BOSS 5??

One of the most notorious serious killer Charles Sobhraj dubbed Bikini Killer may have been locked in a prison in Nepal since the past year, nevertheless Sobhraj has constantly remained in the headlines whether it be rumors of Bollywood wanting to make a movie on his life or his marriage to 22 year old Nihita Biswas. Sobhraj is once again making headlines but this time it's his beau Nihita who is all set to grab the spotlight. Media reports suggest that Nihita is set to participate in India's version of Big Brother;BIG BOSS 5. The reality TV show which has previously brought Hollywood sex bombshell Pamela Anderson is hoping that having Nihita's presence (a lover of a serial killer) will add a much needed spice to the controversial show. If this is really true then Nihita will become the first ever Nepali to participate in Big Boss 5.

Few info: Big Boss 5 will be aired on Colors from October 2, 2011 and will be hosted by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. 

To read more about the Bikini Killer - Charles Sobhraj, click HERE.

QFX Cinemas Coming to LALITPUR!

QFX Cinemas which owns Jai Nepal, Kumari and Central Cinema at Civil Mall is all set to expand in a few months time. QFX have acquired the ill-fated Lalitpur Bishal Bazaar that's in Pulchowk in hope to turn the mammoth sized building into a fully operational entertainment complex! NO More boring shops. According to Director of QFX Nakim Uddin, he says that there are plans to bring Indian food chains and have the entertainment mall full of arcade's and various entertainment facilities for the valley denizens as well as introducing QFX Cinemas in Lalitpur for the first time!

I am fully FOR QFX, support Nepali businesses and entrepreneurs. Not only that but the service and product that QFX provides is great so why not? Some suggestions for the team behind QFX for the new entertainment mall :

• Please introduce sweet popcorn instead of just salty popcorns.
• Having an indoor laser quest gaming zone would be 'AWWW'some!
• Indoor bumper car area!!!!!!! (SELL OUT IDEA)
• Indoor skiing? Okay maybe that's a bit too far-fetched

Any creative ideas boys and girls? Do drop them below and no more bowling pleaseee or maybe there should be.... I cant think of anywhere in Lalitpur that has a bowling alley!

Photos above are from QFX Central Cinema (Civil Mall)

Bomb suspected inside Spice Jet; flights halted at TIA

KATHMANDU: All flights have been temporarily brought to halt at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu on Saturday following the suspection of bomb inside the Spice Jet aircraft flying to Delhi.

Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai with his wife Hisila Yami pose and US President Barack Obama and first lady Michele Obama pose for photograph

Buddha's Air plane crash in Lalitpur; 18 killed

KATHMANDU: An aircraft owned by Buddha air crashed while returning from a mountain flight to TIA on Wednesday at Kotdanda near Godavari on the north-eastern part of Kathmandu Valley.

While preparing to land, the 9NAE K1900 aircraft had lost its communication with the airport from 7:31 am this morning.

Including the crew, 19 people were on board, the preliminary information suggested.

According to Buddha Air, "16 were foreigners and JD Tamrakar was the captain of the plane. At least eight passengers are said to be from Tamilnadu of India. Asmita Shrestha, air-hostess also couldn't escape the tragedy."

It has been learnt that Captain JD Tamrakar is ex-Minister’s Ramkrishna Tamrakar's son.

“A person has been found alive and is being rescued, while dead bodies are found scattered around the incident site,” said Superintendent of Police Bhog Bahadur Thapa. According to Thapa, the weather condition is bad and affecting the rescue operation.

According to a local resident Chranjeevi Acharya, 10 dead bodies have been found yet, whose identities are still unknown.Police team and locals are involved in the rescue operation, Shrestha said.

Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake

This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake.After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like a person was worshiping; her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supporting by an object. The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head.

With so many difficulties, the leader of the rescuer team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was hoping that this woman could be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure.He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reasons, the team leader was driven by a compelling force to go back to the ruin house of the dead woman. Again, he knelt down and used his had through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement,” A child! There is a child! “The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3 months old little boy wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made an ultimate sacrifice for saving her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.

The medical doctor came quickly to exam the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cell phone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said,” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” This cell phone was passing around from one hand to another. Every body that read the message wept. ” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Such is the mother’s love for her child!!

When Riding

Here are the rules for the young bike riders from Bigyan Raj Sharma, the head of the Traffic Police Department. It is his 11 major requests to all the teenage riders of today.
1 Do not ever modify your bike because chances are that you might make it look better but the balance between the parts will get affected- a major cause of accidents.

2 On a Zebra Crossing, do not forget to realize that the people crossing the road have the first priority to do so and you must accordingly slow down your vehicle.

3 If any traffic police asks you for money, never give it to them. If they insist, always ask for a valid reason and a receipt.

4 Do not answer your cell phone while riding. Try avoiding all types of conversations while riding.

5 If any police personnel asks you for a document, do not hesitate to give it to them. Do not attempt to run away, as this could create a bigger issue

6 If you hit someone while riding, although accidentally, the best thing to do is to surrender and help the victim. Do not in any case leave the site of accident as this could play against your benefit.

7 Every bike should have a knee/leg guard. This relatively decreases the chances of a serious leg or a knee injury during times of
uncalled accidents.

8 Park in a safe, authorized parking place. Even though it costs a few bucks, it will be worth it and is the right thing to do. Importantly, because this lessens the traffic congestion.

9 Do not drink and ride. Our police personnel have breathalyzers that can correctly identify if you are drunk.

10 Misbehaving with the police personnel can result to suspension of your license and imprisonment in major cases.

11 But in case, if  the traffic police is misbehaving with you or if you have any traffic related problems you may call 9851068124 or 103 and your complaints will be heard!