Kiran Pradhan’s 'Gurudakshina'

Respected yesteryear singer and prominent musician Kiran Pradhan had established a music studio -- Music Network -- some months back. So, what’s the big deal? According to Kiran Pradhan himself, "Work at Music Network is getting such a response that though I own the company, I myself have not been able to record my songs on time. I am working on my fifth album 'Gurudakshina' but somehow have not been able to slot in time for my songs. I have only complete five songs so far! I intended to release it during Tihar but due to the time constraints at the studio I am definite that this is going to take longer."

His fourth album 'Saugat' was released in 2061 BS. However, no music videos from it were made and now he has three music videos from this new album in the pipeline. The songs are "Timilai Bhetne Rahar", "Arkai Maya Laune Bhaye" and "Sodhna Ma Aaya". The latter video has been directed by himself and the former were shot in London before last Dashain while he was there. "The reason for the delay concerning the music video is because of my hectic schedule!" shares Kiran Pradhan. He also has added responsibility as the principal of Holy Garden School located at Balaju.

The Shadows Still In A Limbo

Everyone is aware of the fact that the band 'The Shadows' have been changing their members constantly! However, it was just a few months back that they had settled down with new members and this time round everyone of us were pretty sure that they would stick with the lineup. After the changes, they had even toured some parts of Nepal.

It seems that 'The Shadows' have the habit of confusing all of us or is this some kind of a publicity stunt? Information now has it that the previous band members (Amit and Prakash Rasaily. Prakash on lead guitar was first replaced by Regan Tuladhar and then by Sunny Manandhar and Amit on the bass was replaced by Aman Tamrakar) who left the band and went to Australia for further studies have in fact not left the band but is still very much making music together. Prakash who is now is Sydney says, "Though we are abroad, we are still making music and working for the benefit of 'The Shadows'. In fact, Amit (who is now in Melbourne) and I have been composing music for 'The Shadows' upcoming third album”. Amit and I meet occasionally and we have been practicing together for this upcoming album."

For a better insight into the matter, we tried to contact the band manager of 'The Shadows' -- Rupesh Sen. His mobile was switched off and when we tried to contact Swopnil (vocalist), he was not reachable. We shall keep trying though and will definitely update you on further developments.

Supreme Court rejects case against King

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed against King Gyanendra.

Acting upon a petition filed by advocate Jitman Basnet, a single bench of Justice Tahiar Ali Ansari ruled, "Since the rejection order passed by the administration (registar) of the SC was based on existing law, there was no need to proceed it further."

After the rejection order by the administration, advocate Basnet has challenged the administration's move in the Justice's bench.

Joint registar Til Prasad Shrestha had refused to admit a contempt of Court case filed against King Gyanendra and army officials.

The SC administration had rejected the petition citing technical ground.

Kathmandu most polluted city of Asia: Report

A recent report has revealed that Kathmandu is the most polluted city among 20 cities of Asia.

A study report prepared by a team led by Cornie Huizenga with the assistance of Asian Development Bank showed that Kathmandu is in the top of the list of sensitive cities from the air pollution point of view.

The study was released as Asian environment ministers held the first governmental meeting on Asian urban air quality this week in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

"There is high possibility of human loss due to the diseases caused from pollution," the report warned.

WHO scientists estimate 537,000 people in Southeast Asia and the Pacific die prematurely each year due to air pollution.

The level of PM10 in the air of Kathmandu is 120 microgram per square meter. As Per the standard of World Health Organization the level of PM10 should be 20 microgram per square meter.

The level of PM10 is high than the official standard in most of the places of Kathmandu valley.

Indian Capital Delhi and Indonesian Capital Jakarta also fall in the list of sensitive cities from the pollution point of view.

The report was prepared based on research at major cities of Asia.

The report studied 22 Asian cities and one of its key findings is that the concentration of the fine particulate matter PM10 is “serious” in Beijing, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Kolkata, New Delhi, and Shanghai.

"Asia’s growth in population, urbanization, motorization and energy consumption remain key challenges to efforts to counter air pollution," the report adds .

The Kantipur Daily quoted Suman Sharma of Ministry of Environment as criticizing that the report failed to mention official source of information and prepared without direct involvement of any organization.

However, environmentalist Bhusan Tuladhar said that there is a need of immediately improving the pollution level of Kathmandu.

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Nepali Tara team finally to Kathmandu

After the audition at Dharan, Narayanghat, Butwal, Nepalgunj and Pokhara, the Nepali Tara 2 Team has finally arrived Kathmandu. The audition is taking place from tomorrow, on the 9th, 10th and 11th December, 06 at Studio4, Kupondole. The audition will be held from 8 am onwards. On the spot registration is required for participation or you can also use the forms printed in the “Annapurna Post”. The participants will be entertained on the first come first served basis.

After the Kathmandu selection, the National level competition will be held on Poush 21, 2063, where the selected participants from different places of the country will compete.

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Little Buddha's family have free time

The news of "Little Buddha" hit headlines in the national and international press last year. As the Buddha (real name "Ram Bahadur Bomjan"), who meditated for 10 months "without food and water" in a jungle here, vanished from the jungle in March last year, his parents -- who otherwise were busy giving interviews to the press -- have been living a quiet life these days.

During those days, Maya Devi, mother of Bomjan, used to be busy giving interviews to the national and international media. Nowadays, she has been utilizing her leisure time by cutting grass. "I am going to cut grass, as no one has been here for several days," said Maya Devi.

Last year, Bomjan left his home to meditate at the age of 16 without informing his family. After 10 months of meditation, Bomjan again left his place of meditation from Ratanpuri. Because of his absence in the jungle, this family spends days doing household chores.

The Axe 'Kammasaka' and The Karma's 'Karma'

The Axe's fifth album 'Kammasaka' is all set to release on December 6 under the label of Dhaulagiri Cassette Centre. If you remember, they had released their last album some two years back. The delay regarding this venture, is for sure have been noticed and now we are anxious to hear what they have come up with. If their first album is anything to go by as a yardstick, fans should expect another rocking album from the masters of rock.

Shiva Mukhiya, bassist and vocalist of 'The Axe' mentions that these days they have been working on promos of 'Kammasaka' and the shooting of the first music video will take place after about a week. The song is called "Euta Chithi Ko". Shiva cares to inform us that they shall be doing the pre-production of this video and as about who will be doing the post production works has still not been decided. Last but not the least, Shiva adds that the reason for the delay in releasing their fifth album is due to each of the band members involvement in their own personal affairs. Well…better late than never!

So far, Karma Band have released three very successful albums and lucky them and thanks to their music, whenever they release an album, they have been managing to create quite a buzz in the music circuits. However, it is only during the release of their album that they manage to hit the headlines, but after a couple of weeks, they hit an all time low.

"Since the past three months, 'Karma' has been doing nothing. The reason for this break is because when we release our new album, we want to do it with a bang! We also do not want our listeners to get wakka / dikka with us and that is why we tend to take a break once we are done with our album. Yes, these days we are not performing at any shows but that does not mean that we are sitting idle. We are working hard on our next release and that is how our time flies. But, once we release our new album, we are planning to do a tour. We shall be traveling to seven cities in Nepal and promoting our songs again. By January end, we will be releasing our new album 'Karma' under the label of SAV and on it we have incorporated rock, pop and folk pop numbers," declares Surendra.

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KING KHAN denies spat with BIG B

Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday scotched media reports of his spat with megastar Amitabh Bachchan, saying that it was all baseless.

A section of the press had reported about the Bachchan-Shah Rukh cold war to which the actor said, "Yes, even I have read this in the newspapers. We are grown-up educated people and working professionals. In Hollywood, do you hear news like Tom Cruise bashing up Brad Pitt? Then why is such stuff carried by you here?"

Shah Rukh was at Hotel Lands End to announce his comeback to television as a new avtaar with the biggest game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).

"I never left TV. The journey from Fauji, a serial on the small screen, to KBC is like a home-coming. This show will have a great emotional connection," Shah Rukh said.

He said it was unfair to compare him with Amitabh as the latter's contribution to the world of entertainment is immense. KBC will be aired in January next year from Monday to Thursday at 2100 hrs on StarPlus, Star Entertainment India CEO Sameer Nair said.

Actress Sajja Mainali got married

Actress Sajja Mainali got married to Om Raj Bhattrai, a US citizen at 8:30 am today amongst traditional rituals at Indreni Complex, Naya Baneshwor.

According to her sister-in-law -- Bimala Mainali -- the marriage ceremony got conducted in a very simple way. Could not see what was happening since we were not invited!

Om Raj, an MBS Graduate and working as an accountant is permanently settled in the US. Sajja is the youngest daughter of Gopal Raj Mainali and Sarita Mainali.

See the sexiest Santa Girl.....

Newbie Sherlyn Chopra is so kicked about Christmas coming up that she's designed herself a complete Santa Claus holiday spirit costume.

The designer attire is a naughty two-piece set with a front cropped top, hot pants and the trademark Santa pom-pom hat; all made of luxurious red velvet, trimmed in snowy white marabou.

What's more! Sherlyn plans to wear this outfit wherever she goes on Christmas. Ooooh! Look out for the Santa Girl.

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SRK Vs BIG B

Kaun Banega Crorepati is coming back back early next year with Bollywood's biggest superstar Shah Rukh Khan replacing Hindi cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan as host.

The contract that Star has signed with Shah Rukh is for two seasons with an option to extend it further into a third season. Each season is for 52 episodes, which means that Shah Rukh has committed to shooting 104 episodes of KBC in all.

According to sources SRK will be be paid Rs 280 crore for Kaun Banega Crorepati’s next two seasons. Amitabh Bachchan, the previous host, reportedly received Rs 140-160 crore for 390 episodes.