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This holi, while rafting in Trishuli....

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Rafting

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W ith life jacket on, oar gripped in hands, one of the feet locked to avoid being catapulted, move the oar to and fro as per the guide’s command, be prepared to beat numerous currents commonly known as “rapids”, be alert to the rocks on the way and confront with swirling rapids to meet the end point on time unhurt is what we can sum up the adventurous aqua-sport ‘rafting’ in. Nepal owns various rivers.Among them Sun Koshi, Tama Koshi, Bhote Koshi and Trishuli are the major ones which cater to the admirers of derring-do with fun and adventure throughout the game. The guide teaches you the commands at first which you’ll have to follow to avoid the jerks and have fun of adventure to its fullest in a safe way. The commands comprise of forward, backward, left forward, right forward, left back, right back, stop and hang on in general. You must follow the commands of the guide to feel the ecstasy of rafting in a safe manner as s/he is well versed in the techniques, autono...

Better late than never

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     Last week my eyes fell upon a life story full of repentance and confession of guilt in a magazine under "Jeevanko Goretoma" column and stuck for some time . It really touched my heart as his very guilt had crushed my friend Shyam's life and happiness to pieces in fact.      To relate , Shyam fell in love with a tenth grader neighboring girl 11 years back whom he proposed , she reciprocated and both eloped . He managed for her further studies and sent her learn fashion designing course as per her interest paying a hefty sum as fees . His parents also treated her daughterly and poured all their love over her . For almost five years time flowed swiftly showering all conjugal bliss to their laps . By that time a cute girl-child had already borne to them and the family was enviably a happy lot.      She started working in a boutique and it's then that their happy life took a dramatic twist.As in Shakespearean tragedies ,Purushottam, a ...