The tournament was quite sprightly, and Veritis, one of the event sponsors, was delighted to be associated with the occasion.

The icing on the cake was winning the cup after facing off against FC Goalbuster on May 29, and we look forward to gaming opportunities to make our mark.

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Ambassador Berry celebrated the Dashain festival with his colleagues and their family members.

They exchanged gifts and flied kites on the premises of the Embassy.

“As Bada Dashain already into full-swing, I called my colleagues and his family members and celebrated the festival with much gusto. I would like to wish you all Happy Bada Dashain,” tweeted the ambassador.

Likewise, Ambassador Berry has extended warm wishes to all the Nepalis on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.

Dashain festival is celebrated with great fervor and joy across Nepal. The festival is observed for a fortnight.

Dashain festival 2021 has started on October 07 and ends on October 20.

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In the grand finale of the third season of the beauty pageant hosted at Tibetan Community Central Hall, Woodside, New York on August 7, 2021, Garima also bagged the Miss Personality Award.

Earlier in the year 2021, she also won the title of Miss Little Idol 2012.

Other Title Winners at the Miss Nepal North America 2021 are:

• Yangchhen Lama – 1st Runner-up
• Subekshya Niroula – 2nd Runner-up
• Roshika Gajmer – Miss Talent
• Nagma Gurung – Miss Popular
• Elina Rai – Miss Community Outreach
• Nimika Thapa – Miss Smile
• Selisha Nepal – Miss Best Dress
• Supriya Phuyal – Miss Discipline award
• Alisha Gurung – Miss Rising Star
• Deena K.C. – Miss Catwalk
• Chandani Lama – Miss Best Skin
• Urja K.C. – Miss Best Body
• Jeny Rawat – Miss Heritage

With the tagline ‘Empowering Nepali women to empower the next generation’, the Miss Nepal North America aims at promoting Nepali art, culture, and fashion.

The annual international beauty pageant provides platform for aspiring, young Nepali beauties to achieve their personal, professional, and philanthropic goals.

Sriya Gajurel was the winner of the Miss Nepal North America 2019, and Monica Ghale was the titleholder of Miss Nepal North America 2018.

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As per Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State called Sher over the telephone and discussed matters which ranged from bilateral relations to COVID-19 vaccine assistance.

The newly appointed Prime Minister appreciated USA’s assistance as the western nation had supplied 1.5 million doses to Nepal. He requested Blinken to continue the assistance by supplying vaccines that can be used for kids and the younger populace.

The Prime Minister expressed that this vaccination of the younger populace as part of his efforts to mitigate the speculated third wave better. They also discussed Nepal’s current development priorities.

“The two sides discussed about the issue of global warming and climate change and its impact on the economies of climate vulnerable mountainous countries like Nepal,” the MoFA said in the statement.

After expressing his commitment to human rights and democracy, Sher asked Blinken to convey his regards to President Biden and Vice President Harris and reiterated his keenness to work with the Biden administration.

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The fund will support Nepal’s National Deployment and Vaccination Plan and help procure around 15.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, sufficient enough to inoculate about 6.8 million Nepalis.

“ADB’s support will help the Nepali Government procure much-needed COVID-19 vaccines to protect its citizens from the further spread of this disease,” mentioned ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa.

“It is essential that COVID-19 vaccines are quickly purchased and administered to help get the economy back on track by enabling the restoration of livelihoods and economic activities, as well as the resumption of educational and human development pursuits,” he added.

The ADB has offered support to Nepal through its USD 9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility launched in December 2020. The Facility aims at providing prompt and equitable vaccine-related support to ADB developing member countries.

However, the ADB’s fund must be used for vaccines that meet at least one of the  APVAX eligibility criteria:

• The vaccine must be selected for procurement through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) mechanism
• The vaccine must be pre-qualified by the WHO
• The vaccine must receive regular or emergency authorization by a Stringent Regulatory Authority

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A regular flight ferrying the single-shot vaccines vials from Johnson and Johnson landed in the Tribhuvan International Airport today morning.

American Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry officially handed over the vaccines to Nepali Health Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha during a program at the TIA. The vaccine consignment has been moved to a Teku-based vaccine storage facility managed by the Department of Health Services.

“Today, we’re giving Nepal enough #JNJ COVID19 vaccines via #COVAX to fully vaccinate 1.5 million people. I’m proud that the US is the largest single-country donor of #COVID19 assistance to Nepal. This gift, on behalf of the American people, has the singular goal of saving lives,” tweeted Ambassador Berry.

Likewise, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “There are no strings attached to our vaccines that we’re providing. We’re providing them around the world to save lives and to be a contributor to the global effort to fight the pandemic.”

According to the US Embassy in Nepal, as the vaccine is a single-shot type, 1.5 million Nepalis can be fully vaccinated with received vaccines doses.

“This is one crucial step toward ending the pandemic, recuperating economic losses, and resuming the in-person social connections we all crave,” said the US Embassy.

As per the preliminary news, people in the age group 50-55 will be inoculated. However, the Nepali Government is yet to decide the same.

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Today, the Nepal-America Film Society (NAFS) announced the winners of the NAIFF 2021 that was held virtually from June 18 – 20, 2021, in Maryland.

According to the organizers, the festival featured 30 films from more than 14 various countries.

The Awards Winners of the NAIFF 2021 are:

• Special Jury Mention Award: ‘Mannu: Sprouts of Endurance’ by Ramdas Kadavallur
• Special Jury Mention Award: ‘So what if the Goats Die’ by Sofia Alaoui
• Jury Award for Best in Shorts: ‘Gramercy’ by Pat Heywood and Jamil McGinnis and
• Jury Award for Best in Shorts: ‘Julungo’ by Rajesh Prasad Khatri
• Jury Awards for the Best in Experimental: ‘Spontaneous’ by Lori Felker
• Jury Award for Best in Feature: ‘Mother, I Am Suffocating’ by Lemohang Jeremiah Moses
• Grand Jury Ward: ‘Mother, I Am Suffocating’

The festival has received film submissions from Nepal, America, and South and Southeast Asian countries.

A jury of six female film experts, including Sapna Shakya, Ramyata Limbu, Nina Streich, Rebecca Bustamante, Rita Meher, and Portia Cobbwill, selected the best films for the international film festival.

NAIFF aims to celebrate diverse cultures through the art of cinema. Since 2017, the event has garnered remarkable popularity as an emerging platform for filmmakers with Nepali backgrounds and American filmmakers along with filmmakers from the international diaspora.

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He stood first in both open and novice categories in Men’s Physique competition held in the USA on Sunday.

The competition is called ‘Natural’ as it is a drug-tested tournament where the use of steroids is forbidden.

Born and bought up in Butwal, western Nepal, Utsav Singh is now living in Dallas, Texas, for five years.

He also won a gold medal in the NPC Capitol Grand Prix Competition held in Maryland, USA.

Singh is also competing to be featured in the USA’s top fitness magazine, “Muscle & Fitness,” where he has reached the Top 5 category.

Utsav Singh now aspires to become a pro-athlete in the USA.

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The American government had previously announced vaccine support to Nepal earlier this month also. Although the number of vaccine doses has not been announced, they are set to arrive within June, globally.

The vaccines will be transferred via the WHO Covax program.

Under the same program, the White House announced earlier this week that about 16 million vaccine doses would be delivered to the following Asian nations:

• India
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• Afghanistan
• the Maldives
• Bhutan
• the Philippines
• Vietnam
• Indonesia
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Laos
• Papua New Guinea
• Taiwan
• Cambodia
• Pacific Islands

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Last week, the New York State Assembly declared that the ‘Republic Day of Nepal’ would be celebrated as ‘Nepali American Heritage Day’ or ‘Nepal Day’ from this year.

The Nepal Day Parade is being celebrated every year to promote Nepali culture and language.

A special program is being organized every year by the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Nepal in America (FIPNA). This year, however, the participation was subdued due to the pandemic.

On the occasion, NYS Assembly Member Jennifer Rajkumar presented the resolution of ‘Nepali American Heritage Day’ passed by NYS Assembly to Acting Consul General of the Consulate General of Nepal in NY Bishnu Prasad Gautam and FIPNA Chairperson Lok Chemjong.

Likewise, Lawmaker Jennifer also handed over Letters of Commendation to Dipendra Lama, Aarti Magar, and Sajina Shrestha, who worked for the declaration of Nepal Day.

“’The NYS government had declared ‘Nepal Day’ to honor and recognize the Nepali American community. The government had been positive about protecting the arts, culture, and traditions of Nepali Americans,” said Lawmaker Jennifer.

Moreover, NYS Legislative Assembly honored FIPNA Chairman Chemjong and General Secretary Narendra Thapa.

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