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The ‘Miss and Mrs Royal Global Queen Nepal 2025’ beauty pageant concluded at the Rastriya Nach Ghar in Jamal, Kathmandu.

Four winners were announced in the finale. In the Miss category, Deepa Chhetri was crowned the winner, while Merita Pokharel was declared the first runner-up. In the Mrs category, Sarika Budha won the title, and Sirjana Rai secured the first runner-up position.

According to Monu Shah, Chairperson of the organizing company Shah Studio & Co Pvt Ltd, Chhetri and Budha will represent Nepal at an upcoming international competition in Malaysia, while Pokharel and Rai will participate in a pageant to be held in Mumbai.

Participants shared that the event helped boost their confidence and self-esteem. While some initially lacked confidence, organizers observed a notable increase in their self-assurance by the end of the program.

The Nepali film ‘Mahabhoj’, which was originally scheduled to release on May 29, will now hit theaters nationwide on June 13, the production team announced. The release was postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, and the filmmakers have apologized to the audience for the delay. Director Dinesh Raut expressed gratitude for the patience and support shown by viewers. “We were unable to release Mahabhoj on the scheduled date due to certain special circumstances. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused,” he said.

He added that the film tells a story rooted in Nepali society and encouraged audiences to support it upon its new release date.

A preview show held in Kathmandu a few days ago drew positive feedback from attendees, who noted the film’s engaging narrative and entertainment value. The story is said to focus not only on cooperative fraud victims but also to offer broader social relevance.

‘Mahabhoj’ features performances by Dayahang Rai, Aryan Sigdel, Khagendra Lamichhane, Anjana Baraili, Malika Mahat, Gaumaya Gurung, Basundhara Bhusal, and Mohan Niraula. The film is produced by Himal Kadel under the banner of Clock Work Creation and Picture Frame.

Nepali film ‘Oonko Sweater’ has entered its fourth week of release, with its nationwide gross collection exceeding Rs 100.5m, according to its production team under the Artmandu Nepal banner. The film continues to screen in over 100 shows across the country, which is considered significant for a Nepali production. Written and directed by Navin Chauhan, the movie has received positive audience response since its release, with praise for its story, dialogue, performances, and direction.

The cast includes Bipin Karki, Miruna Magar, Prakriti Limbu, Alex Pars, Wilson Bikram Rai, Suraj Tamu, Bhawana Khapangi Magar, and Sunil Pokharel. Strong word-of-mouth and favorable reviews from both critics and general viewers have contributed to the film’s sustained run.

While overseas box office data has not been released, the film is reportedly performing well internationally. Based on its domestic success, QFX Cinemas has labeled ‘Oonko Sweater’ a ‘superhit’, marking it as the first such film of the Nepali calendar year 2082.

I am writing from Hyderabad, where I’m representing Nepal at the 72nd Miss World. I carry with me the voices of rivers, mountains, and winds—beings who have always journeyed with us. As an indigenous youth, I long to see the strengths of our heritage honored, and the wisdom it holds remembered. Nepal, and many indigenous communities across the world, carry practices shaped not by dominance, but by deep coexistence. In a time when snow caps are melting and climate disasters escalate, maybe what we truly need is to slow down—not rush forward.

I think of my grandfather cracking open walnuts while my grandmother peeled oranges, telling stories passed down from their elders—stories of birds, plants, and insects that once thrived around them. They sowed their own clothes, grew their own food, and lived within cyclical, respectful relationships with land and life. Whether such a way of living is considered viable today may be debated. But the sense of connection to land, food, and time is something anyone can feel. Perhaps it’s this disconnection where our solutions begin to fail.

As a climate activist, I’m not here to save the planet—but to stay with it, with love and reverence. This world does not belong to humans alone. It belongs equally to the more-than-human. Perhaps it’s time we re-listen to the stories they’ve always been telling.

My journey to Miss World is not a pursuit of a crown, but an offering—to remind us of the depth within the word “world.” The only way we can echo this eco journey is through one another. Not just through votes, but in the quiet moments when you remember me and listen again to the songs sung by our rivers, mountains, and winds. What do they tell you? Could you tell me too?