Where are you now?

- by Bhuwan Thapaliya

I miss your rippled smiles, that reflect the setting sun, in interplay to the dusk and the dawn.

Kumar Sanu to perform live

- by Republica

KATHMANDU: Bollywood playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya, better known as Kumar Sanu, is going to be performing live on July 15 at Hotel Yak and Yeti, Durbar Marg.

Interaction on public toilet management

- by Republica

KATHMANDU: With an aim to share and discuss on the directives, guidelines and business model to improve the public toilet services in municipalities, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage supported by GUTHI and Water Aid Nepal organized a one-day workshop on Sunday at Hotel Himalaya, Kupondole.

Shreya explores Nepal in her new music video

- by Republica

KATHMANDU: After two years, Shreya Sotang released a music video from her second album ‘Prelude’ on May 24. Titled ‘Maya Ho Ki Haina’ Sotang is featured in the video with Bigyan Udas, where Sotang plays a girl in love fantasizing about her man. The video has garnered over one lakh views since its release.

Music video promoting art

- by Republica

KATHMANDU: More than 80 artists were present at the ground of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts on Sunday. The reason was—shooting of a song—with the theme of Fine Arts. Artists such as Gehendra Man Amatya, Gobinda Narayan Jyapu, K K Karmacharya, Ragini Upadhyay Grela, Hari Prasad Sharma, Uma Sankar Shah including young artists were seen all dressed up and ready for the camera.

‘Prem Geet 2’ gets fan promotion

- by Republica

POKHARA: Promotion for the film before its release is not a new trend. But, ‘Prem Geet 2’ experienced a unique form of promotion in Pokhara. The promotion for the film was not orchestrated by the film’s team but rather from its fans.

Vibrant Jyaa Punhi Jatra (photo feature)

- by Deependra Bajracharya

Panauti is one of the oldest Newari cities outside of Kathmandu, and lies in 32 kilometers east. The city celebrated its annual Jyaa Punhi Jatra on Thursday; the festival ended on Saturday.

Taking Better Photos, Part 1

- by Swaraj Shrestha

To take good photos, one must first understand their camera, and this includes being accustomed to it so that you find the required camera settings when it is required. Whether you’re working with a DSLR, a mirrorless camera or even a point-and-shoot camera, knowing exactly how the camera works does not hurt.

Finding a presence on YouTube

- by Republica

It is no surprise that we spend most of our times on the internet. With the internet providing even more diverse kinds of content, spending time on the internet has further helped the proliferation of the internet. Today, one of the most visited sites on the internet would be YouTube and because of this, a strong community of YouTube content consumers as well as YouTube creators has made their way to the platform.

Actions speak louder than words

- by Bijay Pandey

One morning while I was going through the news, I stumbled upon the news of Gurugrama horror- a city just southwest of New Delhi in northern India. A woman was being gang raped in auto and left helpless with her dead baby. My stomach churned as my eyes widened in horror. How could anyone be so utterly inhumane?

Feeble me, not my mom

- by Prabuddhavikram Singh Maharjan

Once whenever you know, What feeble occurs to me, You, my mom always besides me Whenever, what ever What feeble occurs to me,

A musical evening at Bhrikutimandap

- by Republica

KATHMANDU: Neplay Events on Saturday organized a music concert—Ramaucha Nepal—featuring prominent DJs and bands at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The theme of the event was ‘To get together and open for fun!’ This is the first open concert organized by Neplay Events, which in future hopes to organize music events internationally. The company has been organizing music events across Australia, Abu Dhabi and Nepal, said one of the organizers of ‘Ramaucha Nepal’ event on Saturday.

Open discussion on cyber security

KATHMANDU: An open discussion on ‘Cyber Security in Nepal’ followed by concept sharing on the National Innovation Center was held, among the youth groups on Saturday at Quick Volunteer, Baneshwar. According to the press statement released by Quick Volunteer, young people from diverse academic backgrounds participated at the discussion.

A Vendor’s Hope

- by Republica

KATHMANDU: Dhoona Singh, a 61-year old fruit seller outside Civil Mall, has an eight-member family in Matihari, India.

Book Discussion held at Pokhara

- by Republica

POKHARA: With hopes of making life easy for him and his family, Maniraj Basanta flew abroad and worked in Qatar for three years. There he saw a different perspective to life, went through countless hardships, and upon his return he decided to write it all down in his book ‘Mudir’.

Taking Nepali tennis to greater height

- by Eva Kafle

KATHMANDU: Born to the national and chief coaches of Nepali tennis, Rani Devi Konda Bajracharya and Surya Bhushan Bajracharya, Samrakshak Bhushan Bajracharya is already struck stardom.

Nepal yet to cash in on global demand for herbs

- by Sangita Shrestha

Nepali herbs and herbal products, especially herbal tea, ayurvedic medicine and aromatic oil, are now exported to foreign countries, with European states being the major importers.

Chinese exam authorities use facial recognition, drones to catch cheats

- by Reuters

Chinese education authorities have gone high-tech to catch cheaters as millions of high-school students take their “gaokao”, the annual university entrance exam seen as key to landing a lucrative white-collar job.

Online Education: A broader bigger solution?

- by Kiran Gautam

Online Education is one of the most necessary yet undermined topics in the field of education. Online education is the process of attending college through internet. It basically means that a student can sit in his computer and take college equivalent degree without even leaving his room. As marvelous as it sounds, Online Education courses are far from being taken in by the students. The traditional belief of education by person to person interaction seems to be one of many problems.

My Spirit is my God

- by Bibhu Thapaliya Shrestha

My spirit is my God That keeps me going That pulls me out of despair The only entity I feel obliged to please.