Nepali girl makes history in UK school

KATHMANDU: A Nepali student has achieved an outstanding feat in GCSE exam with A star and A grade in all the 11 subjects becoming the highest performer among the EAL students.

Pratibha Paudyal, daughter of Jagannath Sharma and Laxmi Sharma, of Richmond School in North Yorkshire got A star in 6 subjects and A in 5 subjects in the GCSE exam of this year. She is the first non native speaker of English language achieving such result from that school.

She has achieved A stars in Science, Maths, Religious Studies, Additional Science, Additional Maths and Classical Civilisation subjects and A star in other five subjects.

“I believe that anyone can achieve their ambitions if they work hard and believe that nothing is impossible,” she said.

“With dedication and motivation I overcame the challenging moments during my GCSE’s and I not only succeeded but exceeded my expectations,” she added.

Shedding light on her future plan, she said: “For my A level I shall be studying Maths, Economics, Philosophy, Ethics and Chemistry.

“In the future my aspirations are to continue studying if I persist with my hard work I will be able to go to university where I can fulfil my dreams of studying Economics.

“I want to improve the deteriorating economy of Nepal after studying economics”, she said.

Real Worms in Real Juice

Last month, a consumer of Real Juice, Raju Adhikari, found suspicious material in a juice packet manufactured by Dabur Nepal in Kathmandu.

Sagarmatha TV was called and they took videos and photos of the juice.

The local people and journalists took the defective juice to the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC). The authorities at the government agency refused to do further investigation on it as the packet of the juice was already opened. DFTQC officials went to a nearby store, got a Real Juice packet, tested and gave clean-chit to Dabur. They didn’t care to go to the store, Raju bought the juice, and did the sampling.

These days, there are different reports about worms in the juice packets, from different parts of country. It is not known, if the government agency has taken any action to address the issue. (photos courtesy Nayapatrika)

Miss Nepal Contestants 2010

Ajita Singh

Anita Acharya

Ashmita Ghimire

Barsha Shrestha

Bindu KC

Binita Thapa

Chandani Dhewaju

Gongo Dangi

Isha Khadgi 

Jaswani Rana

Kusumanjali KC

Prina Maharjan

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Rakshya Thapa

Sadichha Shrestha

Dabur Miss Nepal 2010 on 1st Sept

The organizers of the Dabur Special Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2010 said the final of the pageant will be held on September 1 at the Tribhuvan Army Officers Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu. This was informed at a press conference at the International Recreation Center, Sanepa on Friday.

“Out of the [80] applicants, 50 were short listed and 18 have been chosen for the final,” according to Subarna Chhetri, Hidden Treasure promoter. “The selected contestants have been given six weeks training.”

The theme for the beauty pageant this year is environmental change. Hidden Treasure Chairperson Gopal Sunder Lal Kakshapati explained, “As an organization we try to involve the winner of the competition in a social cause and this year we have chosen this particular issue.”

The winner of the title will also be a goodwill ambassador for Nepal Cancer Relief Society and World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Nepal. Besides she will also receive a Chery QQ3 car and a cash prize of Rs 50,000 while the first runner-up will be handed a 125 CC Mahindra Scooter and Rs 35,000 in cash prize. Rachana Gurung Sharma, official choreographer and

chief trainer of the beauty pageant said, “All the girls are geared up and set to take center stage. I see huge potential in all of them.”

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Two and half year-old Sani Mani's Marriage

Two and half year-old Sani Mani is playing with her doll. She has just started walking but she is already getting married in the next six months.

In Dom community in Jitpur, situated in Bara district, practice of child marriage prevails. Her mother Reena said that she is going to be married to a 3 year-old boy from Parsa, Sathwal. She also added that her six year-old son Inda Mali is also going to get married in Parsa’s Dhurmi on the same day.

Laying her daughter in her lap, Reena said, “You are cordially invited to the wedding. We already have arranged necessary things for the ceremony.” While she was talking, her daughter fidgets around for milk unknown to the fact that she is getting married at such a young age.
Reena said that every one is married in their early childhood in the village. 8 year-old Chanda Mali has been married for the past five years. But still she doesn’t remember her husband’s name. She said that she doesn’t even remember her husband’s face.

“I only remember getting married,” a child from Jitput-3 Domtole said. She said, “I don’t even remember his face.” She was married to a boy from her neighboring district, Raxul, which is only around 30 KM north from Jitpur but her husband never came to meet her. Laughing softly she said, “He will come and get me when we are both adults.” Even though the marriages take place early, they don’t stay together until they are adults.

These children don’t know the importance of marriage and don’t remember their husband’s name or face because they are married way early. 5 year-old Chandana Mali who married got married 16 months ago remembers her husbands face but doesn’t remember the name. “I will recognize him if I meet him,” she said, adding, “But I forgot his name.” Chandana, who sells basket made by her parents in the market, said that she remembers her husband sometimes. “I remember him when someone in the village gets married and when I watch dramas in the television,” she said. Adding to that she said that she remembers him when her friends tease her talking about her husband.

Chandana’s mother said that Chandana was married in Chaitra of 2065 in Bara’s Parsoni. “In our community our children are married at an early age because it’s difficult to find a groom later and we have to give more dowries,” she said.

Chairman of Tharu Kalyankari Sabha, Ramnarayan Gauro, said that people marry early in Dom community. “Even though they don’t stay together until they are adult, getting married during childhood harms a child’s freedom,” he said. “Being someone’s husband or wife in childhood is not good.” He added that this kind of practice plays negative role on a child’s mind.

A report presented by UNICEF a few years ago states that 40% of girls in Nepal are married before they reach the age of 15, which is very high compared to other south Asian countries. 6 % in India, 4% in Pakistan, 12% in Maldives and only 0.2 % in Srilanka. To escape from the heavy dowry and the tension to search for a good bride/groom, children are married in their early age. The law regarding child marriages are also not very effective in the country.

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