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  Students of Absolute Taekwondo Dojang flash their medals and certificates. Photo: courtesy.  By LB THAPA for READ 2B HAPPY In a recently concluded 1 st NTA Taekwondo Poomsae League Championship , Rekhmaya Gurung, a senior taekwondo coach at Absolute Taekwondo Dojang and most of her students have come out winning medals in the championship.   In the 12-14 age category, the pair of Apil Gurung and Gun Maya Gurung managed to win silver medals. In the group, Poomsae Arik Rana, Arush Nepali, and Bishow BK won silver medals.   Rekhmaya Gurung wins a silver medal. In the individual contest under the 12-14 age category, Pratikshya Rana and Apil Gurung won silver medals whereas Gun Maya Gurung had to satisfy with a bronze medal.       In the individual contest under the 12-14 age category, Liza Pun and Arik Rana won bronze medals. Under the 30-40 age category, Rekhmaya Gurung, senior coach at Absolute Taekwondo Dojang, and Rejin Rimal of Nepal Army won a silver medal.    Suban Gurung, a sta

  Nepal Taekwondo Team finishes runner-up in the international Taekwondo championship held in Hong Kong. Kaski taekwondo players won medals in the 27th Asian Cities Taekwondo Championship held in Hong Kong. Photo: Read 2b Happy. By LB THAPA for Read 2b Happy   The Nepal Taekwondo team has stunned everyone with its scintillating performance in the 27 th Asian Cities Taekwondo Championship and finished the tournament as the runner-up. Four members of Kaski Taekwondo players had also been part of the Nepali team. The two days championship was held from March 4 to 5. The championship was participated by 9 countries.    The championship was concluded on 5 th March 2023 amid a colorful program to show a thankful gesture for all the participants from different countries.   In the Poomsae category, Pokhareli taekwondo player Rekhmaya Gurung, head coach at Absolute Taekwondo Dojang, won a bronze medal under the 31-40 years age category. Similarly, Arik Rana did also bag a bronze medal under

Four Pokhareli taekwondo players Rekhmaya Gurung, Pratikshya Gurung, Deepisha Gurung, and Arik Rana are leaving today for Hong Kong to participate in the 27th Asian Cities Taekwondo Championship to be held from March 4 to March 5, 2023.    By LB THAPA Four taekwondo players of Absolute Taekwondo Dojang will participate in the 27 th Asian Cities Taekwondo Championship. The championship will be held from March 4 to March 5 in Jordan city, Hong Kong.  The group of four Taekwondo players is led by Rekhmaya Gurung who is also the head coach at Absolute Taekwondo Dojang, Pokhara. Rekhmaya Gurung will participate in Poomsae in the 30-40 years age category. And Deepisha Gurung will participate in Poomsae in the 19-30 age category. Similarly, Arik Rana will participate in Poomsae under 12 years age category.  However, Pratikshya Rana, under 12 years of weight category, will be the only taekwondo contestant in the team who will participate in both of the categories: Poomsae and Kyorugi. Speakin

Indian bikers traveling to Nepal with a message of cementing Indo-Nepal friendship. Photo: Read 2b Happy.  By LB THAPA for Read 2B Happy Three bike riders from India have just arrived in Pokhara. Led by Ajay Tiwari from Bhopal and two other friends Jasbinder Singh aka Kaku Bhai from Amritsar and Karan Sodhi from Dehradun have covered over 1102km distance by their ostensibly impressive motorbikes.     Speaking with this scribe Ajay Tiwari, who is from Bhopal said: “Over the last decade or so I have been regularly going for long distance traveling by motorbike. In the beginning, I used to bike alone but later two of my soul mates joined me and now we are three on the road. We are intimate friends and we have a wonderful understanding of each other. Most of the time we travel with our wives but this time we decided to travel without them”.       From left, Ajay Tiwari, Bhopal, Jasbinder Singh, Amritsar and Karan Sodhi, Dehradun.  Ajay Tiwari who hails from Bhopal is now 54 years old and

Forcing a woman to practice Chhaupadi is a crime. The guilty can receive a three-month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine or both. Photo credit: womennepal.org; bianet.org; spotlight Nepal   By LB THAPA The practice of Chhaupadi tradition is rampant in many rural areas of the country. Nepal’s Supreme Court banned Chhaupadi tradition in 2005, describing it as a human rights violation. However, the government has completely failed to stop this tradition in many rural parts of the country.  Forcing a woman to practice Chhaupadi is a crime. The guilty can receive a three-month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine or both. Although Nepal has made so much progress in the last two decades or so, some traditions like Chhaupadi are still rampant in some parts of the country. According to research conducted by a non-government organization, about 67 percent of women from Dailekh and Surkhet districts in Karnali province are found to strictly follow Chhaupadi tradition. The other day the Center f

  Pratikchhya Rana (right) delivers a powerful kick during the martial art demonstration at Avya Club, Pokhara. Photo: LB Thapa By LBTHAPA   Young Taekwondo students of Absolute Taekwondo Dojang stole the eyes of the audience at AVYA CLUB when they performed a well-coordinated series of martial art stunts.   About two dozen young Taekwondo students of Absolute Taekwondo Dojang, Birendra Chowk, Pokhara gave an electrifying martial art demonstration before a crowd who had gathered at the Avya Club to attend a Saturday Market. The martial art demonstration lasted for over one hour and during this time, the audience remained glued to their seats.  All photos by LB Thapa   “I was invited by Niroj Lama, managing director of the Avya Club, to give a martial art demonstration before the visitors who come to attend the Saturday Market. I did bring about two dozen young Taekwondo students of my Dojang to perform a martial art demonstration”, said Rekh Gurung, Black Belt 5 th Dan in Taekwondo an

Artists are the most creative people in our society. Should there be any restriction upon them or not? This is the subject of discussion. Photo: LB Thapa  Even artists cannot be left unbridled. A healthy limitation is a must. Proper monitoring of creative artists is equally important. Every artist’s creation must be monitored whether it is appropriate or not.   By SHARADA KUNWAR Without an iota of doubt, artists should be given complete freedom to express their ideas. However, this does not mean that there should not be a limit. Of course, inappropriate materials must not be served. There must be a clear demarcation line between creativity and vulgarity.  Artists are respected all over the world for their creativity. Artists like poets, singers, painters, and so on are the nation's assets. People as a whole appreciate the creativity of the artists with both hands. Unconditional love and appreciation of the people give emotional and psychological impetus to artists.  Photo: LB