Three-year-old Nepali singer stuns everyone with release of a solo album

Atithi Gautam KC releasing her solo album. Photo: Nepalnews.com

Atithi Gautam KC, a three-year-old girl from Kathmandu, has stunned everyone in Nepal with her outstanding talent as a singer and is now set to enter her name on the Guinness Book of World Records.

Born in Lalitpur, Jawalakhel to a singer father Uddhav KC, Atithi has recently released a solo album with nine songs. She is truly a gem for the family with such an outstanding talent at such a young age.

According to her father, Atithi started singing at the age of two, imitating her sister.

Atithi has performed live on Nepal Television and other radio stations. Her father plans to register her name on the Guinness Book of World Records.

Reporting by BBC Nepali
Below is a recording of the reporting from BBC Nepali about Atithi’s release of the solo album.

Videos
Click here to watch recent YouTube videos about Atithi Gautam KC.

More photos from the album-releasing ceremony are available here.

Dr. Prem Adhikari’s Speech at NRN Conference in Houston, Texas

Dr. Prem Adhikari, current elected President of Nepalese Society of Texas, spoke at the Fourth Regional NRN Conference in Houston, Texas on May 29, 2010. The video below has the speech he gave at the event where he talked about issues related to NRNs, NST and its activities in DFW area and formation of SARC for collecting Student Fund to help Nepali students in various colleges and universities at times of emergencies.

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Bhabika Joshi Recognized by NRN NCC of USA

Bhabika Joshi is a very talented Nepali writer currently residing in Keller, Texas who has already penned a book (Mortal – Hayden Roux Chronicles) at a very young age of fourteen. She was recognized by NRN National Coordination Council of USA for her exceptional accomplishment as a young writer at the Fourth Regional NRN Conference in Houston, Texas on May 29, 2010.

Bhabika Joshi was featured as Personality of the Month for September 2009 on our website and she also writes weekly articles for TexasNepal Blog.

We, TexasNepal.com team, would like to congratulate her on her accomplishment and wish her good luck with her upcoming book.

Below is a video from the Fourth Regional NRN Conference in Houston, Texas showing Bhabika Joshi receiving the award and talking to us about the recognition and her upcoming book.

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Texas Stadium Implosion Videos

The legendary Texas Stadium, that served as home of the Dallas cowboys for decades (1971 – 2009), was demolished this morning. The construction workers had invited public to view the implosion and here are some of the videos uploaded to YouTube right after the implosion.

Haiti needs our help; please donate.

The people of Haiti are enduring the devastating catastrophe brought about by the recent earthquake that left thousands homeless, many dead and almost destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Various news agencies are reporting that relief work is being carried out by several organizations from across the globe but much needs to be done. Haitians are desperately in need of basic supplies. You can help them by donating to social organizations like the American Red Cross.

Ways you can donate:

Send a text message to donate
You can send a simple text message with HAITI to the number 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross. The donation amount will be charged on your next phone bill.

Donate via iTunes Store
If you use iTunes Store, you can click on this link to navigate to the donation page and select the desired amount you want to donate.

Donate via NST (Nepalese Society, Texas)
You can donate to this noble cause via NST’s donation page for Haiti Relief fund. Simply click here to make donation via PayPal.

Donate via Google
Follow this link (google.com/haitiearthquake) to make donations to several organizations that are working to help Haitians overcome this disaster. The page also has latest updates about the relief work with news links, photos and videos.

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12 killed in a massive shooting at Fort Hood, Texas

UPDATE – The gunman previously reported to be killed is not dead and is now in army custody. Follow the link at the bottom of the page for detailed up-to-date news report from CNN.

It is reported that eleven people including a gunman were killed in a shooting that took place today at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.

The gunman was a soldier stationed at the base and has been named as Major Malik Nadal Hasan by the army. He was about to be sent to Iraq.

Ten of the dead were soldiers and the other one was a civilian police officer. The motive for the shooting is still unknown and investigation is ongoing with the base locked down.

For more details and updated info please visit Fort Hood shooting coverage by CNN.

NST Election 2009 Results and Video Reporting

Nepalese Society Texas election 2009 concluded yesterday at midnight with a record turn out of voters, numbering to over 1700.

The polling held at Nepalese Community Center in Irving lasted for 16 hours. DfwNepal.com team interviewed several participants and got mixed feed backs regarding NST and the election. Most of them seem to know very little about NST and were voting for the first time ever. According to NST election committee member Kumod Rimal, this year’s election was very organized and successful compared to the previous ones. He also added that the participation of young voters had increased by a very large number.

Update (2:07pm): Vote counting is now over. Final result is tabulated below (via NST website).

Video Reporting

Below is a video reporting of the election prepared by DfwNepal.com team with clips from the polling station including interviews with participants and Presidential candidates.

Nepali guy sets Guinness World Record

Rohit Timilsina, 25-year-old Nepali has recently set a new world record and put his name on the Guinness Book of World Records. He accomplished the record by holding 21 tennis balls in his single palm. A Frenchman named ARnand Desch had previously held similar record by holding 19 balls in his palm.

Mr. Timilsina is a school teacher by profession and also holds a black-belt in Karate. He says he had been wanting to set a world record since he was in eight grade. Ten years of hard work has finally paid off and he now does have a world record and his name on the Guinness Book of World Records. His name will be published in 2010/11 edition of the Guinness Book.

[Via Republica Sports]

Nepali guy drowns and dies in Irving, Texas

Mr. Sagar Nath Panta died today (August 4, 2009) at Baylor hospital in Irving, Texas. He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday afternoon after he drowned himself in a swimming pool in his apartment complex.

Mr. Panta was a former resident of Sabal Bahal, Kathmandu, Nepal and had recently moved to Texas with his family including his wife Kamala Pant, son Suraj Ballav Panta (19) and Kritika Panta (17). Panta family arrived in Texas on June 21st 2009 just 45 days ago via the Diversity Visa program. They were still trying to get used to their new home.

Nepali society of Texas is raising funds to support the family with the funeral expenses. You can donate to the family by following the link below:
Donate to Panta Family

Here are persons you can contact for questions related to the donation:
Dhurba Panday – 972-754-2808
Gauri Joshi – 214-537-1166
Murali Adhikari – 225-362-1916
Janak Rana – 972-890-6304
Ram C Pokhrel – 682-521-7475
Kriahna Lamichhane – 214-454-0737

Nepalese Society Texas has decided to organize his funeral.
Details of the funeral:
Date: August 5th 2009 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Hughes Funeral Home
9700 Webb Chapel, Dallas, TX, 75220
Phone: 214-350-9951

We pray to God – May his soul rest in peace.

[Via email from Ram Pokhrel, President of NST]

Prime Minister of Nepal goes online

Now everybody can follow on updates from Singha Durbar via newly launched website for the Prime Minister of Nepal, Madhav Kumar Nepal. The website is said to give easy access to people about the activities from the office of the Prime Minister. It also lets visitor send feedbacks directly to the PM’s press adviser.

We think it is another step towards better government. With the technological advancement everyday and websites getting popular for all kinds of information sharing, this website is definitely a welcoming step for all of us who like to keep updated with news from Nepal. The site features news related to various functions and activities the PM attends, his speeches, audio and visual recordings of programs and photo galleries as well.

The website is available online at www.madhavnepal.com with its Nepali edition online already and English edition to be added soon.

Let us know what you think about the launching of websites by such a central Nepali political leader in comments.