As the winds blew, I heard a soft voice

the breeze came to me, my stress flew away

I had a peaceful world in my mind that relieved me 

I felt secure in my place where I thought nobody judged me

My family came giving me happiness and peace

The air talked to me as the sand let itself go

Water on my feet as the waves went up and down

I saw the moon as it was beautiful and pure

I feel calm and peaceful as I call it my place

Feeling good about everything and nothing wrong

Life is good as it is the best right now

Have a big journey as the road goes up and down

I will never lose it and will always be happy

I feel good as my intentions are 

I feel solace about the work that I worked hard on

I will always be happy in my wonderland even with bumps in the road

नेपाल एउटा सुन्दर र रमणीय देश हो । यहाँ फरक फरक भाषा , धर्म र संस्कृति पाइन्छ धेरै चाडपर्वहरू मनाइन्छ । जस्तैः दसैँ, तिहार, छठ, हाेली, तिज, इद, क्रिसमस आदि । तीमध्ये दसैँ सबैभन्दा ठुलाे चाड हाे । दसैँमा हामी निधारमा रातो टीका र कानमा जमरा लगाउँछौँ । दसैँ १५ दिनसम्म मनाइन्छ । दसैँमा हामी पिङ खेल्छाैँ । आफन्तसँग भेटेर  रमाइलो गछौँ । हाम्रो दोस्रो ठुलो पर्व तिहार हो । तिहार ५  दिनसम्म मनाइन्छ । पहिलो दिनलाई कुकुर तिहार भनिन्छ । यो दिन कुकुरकलाई पूजा गरिन्छ । दोस्रो दिनलाई काग तिहार भनिन्छ । यो दिन कागलाई पूजा गरिन्छ  र मिठाे मिठाे खाना खान दिइन्छ । तेस्रो दिन गाई तिहार पर्दछ । यो दिन चाहिँ गाईलाई पूजा गरिन्छ । यो दिन लक्ष्मी भगवानकाे  पूजा गरिन्छ । हामी सफा र राम्रो लुगा लगाएर घर घरमा भैलाे खेल्न जान्छाैँ । त्यसपछि अर्को दिन हामी भाइ टीका मनाउँछौँ । यो दिनभाइलाई पूजा गर्छाैँ र  हाम्रा भाइ दाइ सुरक्षित होउन् भन्ने कामना गर्छाैँ । तिज दिदीबहिनीहरूकाे महान् पर्व हाे । यस दिन उनीहरू नाचगान गर्छन्, शिव भगवानकाे वर्त बस्छन् । छठमा सूर्य भगवानकाे पूजा गरिन्छ  । हामी सबै चाडपर्वमा धेरै रमाइलो गर्छाैँ ।

   रातो र निलो फूल।
 हिमाल, चरा, दृश्य अत्यन्त रमाइलो।
 नेपालको सौन्दर्य, निर्मल र अद्भुत।

पहाड, तराई, धेरै राम्रा छन्।               
 खरानी र बालुवा र हरियो जङ्गल।
 धारा र झरना, देश मेरो।
 नेपालको सौन्दर्य, निर्मल र अद्भुत।

जीवनमा लिएका छौँ, खोजी र अनुभव।
 अन्यथा नभएको, नेपालको अद्भुतता।
 धेरै जाति, धेरै भाषा, धेरै संस्कृति।
 नेपालको सौन्दर्य, निर्मल र अद्भुत।

कुटी र र सहर, जङ्गल र खेत।
 कल्पना र सपना, नेपालको सौन्दर्य।
 धेरै रूप, धेरै रङ, धेरै धर्म।
 नेपालको सौन्दर्य, निर्मल र अद्भुत ।

 बालुवा र मूल, रातो र निलो फूल

हिमाली विश्व नियाल्ने धरहरा

छाँगा छहरा सुन्दर लहरा
 नेपालको सौन्दर्य, निर्मल र अद्भुत।

A leap year, also known as a leap day, is a calendar year that contains an additional day compared to a common year. This extra day is inserted into the calendar to keep it synchronised with the astronomical year, ensuring that our calendar aligns with the seasons. A leap year has 366 days, whereas a normal calendar year has 365 days, meaning there is exactly one day more in a leap year.

Earth takes approximately 365.2422 days to orbit the sun, which is why leap years typically occur every four years, although there are exceptions to this rule. Our most recent leap years were in 2020 and 2016, and the next leap year will occur in 2028.

The concept of leap years dates back to Julius Caesar, who introduced the idea in 46 BCE with the Julian calendar, adding a leap day every four years. However, the Julian calendar had a flaw in its measurement, which led to inaccuracies over time.

The first official leap year was recognised in 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, which is the same calendar used today. Since then, there have been 109 leap years.

In summary, leap years play a crucial role in keeping our calendar in sync with the natural cycle of the seasons, ensuring that our scheduling and timekeeping remain accurate.

Arachna william was an ordinary girl who was 14 years old when she was found murdered inside her bedroom. Before her mysterious death she used to attend school just like every ordinary girl in her school. The parents of Arachna william were devastated after finding out about her death.  Arachna william was born in 2008 December 23, while was found dead in 2023 September 2. Arachna used to live her best life, she used to be loved by everyone in her school. She also used to date the “school jock” who was referred to as Felix. 

Arachna was also called Aria by her beloved ones. One of her closest friends was Vera. She was a usual 14 year old girl born on January 6th, she was the only friend who supported her and loved her for her personality not her beauty. She used to live in a beautiful Aquamarine house with her two beloved sisters and her father. Vera was only known for her name, not her last name. Her story is unknown. No one used to  know her well except for Arachna. They both were practically sisters from another family, they used to know each other very well and used to visit each other very often. As the time passed by to the present “September 2” Arachna William was announced as “Murdered”. Everyone in her school didn’t really care about it because they never cared about Arachna, They only loved her for her beauty and money. Altogether they were the definition of “snakes” or well known as “fake friends”. Later on the present Arachna’s family called a detective to investigate the crime scene. The detective arrived as soon as he possibly could, he called for more backup and his friend called “Lauren” arrived at the crime scene after 20 minutes of the call. The detective and his friend started investigating Arachna’s bedroom. Soon, they found her diary under her bed and started going through it after asking for permission from her parents. The detective  started looking for fingerprints on the diary but couldn’t find any fingerprints for the suspect. Seeing this Lauren got angry at her friend and snatched the diary from his hand. Then they both started reading what the diary said inside, they flipped some pages because it was all empty or it was random pages writing about her “boyfriend”. After flipping through the pages they finally found a page which they were satisfied by:-

It said “Dear diary, today is just an ordinary day. It is currently September 1, 2023. Today I went to the park with my friends and my boyfriend. Felix told me that Vera had a cool surprise for me tomorrow and that I had to invite both of them to my house! I agreed to what he said and invited them at 7:30 pm. It's currently 4:00 pm and I am super excited for our sleepover. I have planned out everything and decided to play many fun games such as truth or dare! I will update you soon dear diary.” Lauren started reading more but when she flipped the page it had been messed up with! There seemed to be scribbles all over the writing. She got disappointed and flipped more pages then she noticed something odd. She quickly looked and realized that there was BLOOD! On the page she got worried and told her detective friend. Then they both looked for fingerprints throughout the diary. Finally! They found a fingerprint and scanned it. After the examination was done they later found out that the fingerprint belonged to Arachna’s closest and most beloved, trusted friend Vera. They quickly asked Arachna’s parents for the coordination to Vera’s house and rushed over there. 

“Ding-dong” rang the doorbell and they both just waited. Soon, Vera opened the door and the detectives barged inside without telling anything. Seeing this Vera panicked and called out “Babe, someone barged into our house” Lauren was about to say something but stopped when she heard footsteps coming down the stairs, she quickly looked over and saw a handsome young looking boy. She stopped and said nothing until it was silent. Suddenly the silence got interrupted by the young boy speaking, “Who are you?” Lauren quickly came back to focus and said, “I could ask the same, Who are you young man?” The young man looks annoyed and says, “I’m Felix the well known jock at school, who is currently dating Vera! The girl beside you” Lauren froze in fear and said, “I knew it” Then without hesitation she called the police and closed her phone. Felix looked surprised and tried to harm Lauren physically, but before he could lay a finger on her the police barged through the door and pointed a gun at both Felix and Vera. They both were immediately taken to the police station and both of them got jailed for 40 years of their life. After that, Lauren went back to Arachna’s parents house and informed her parents about the situation and explained everything in detail on how they found out who the murderer of their daughter was and what they saw in their daughter Arachna’s diary and overly what had happened to the murder mystery case on Arachna’s mysterious death and its cause.

Just like this the mysterious murder case of Arachna was solved in a day by the “detective friends” who were known as or referred to as Lauren. After that day Lauren got a lot of fame and continued doing her work as usual and getting paid millions after each case which she had to investigate with her many friends, and she usually successfully succeeds her many investigations till now she has solved many unusual and  mysterious cases after the mysterious case of Arachna, an ordinary girl.  After many months Lauren was returning home as usual but it did not seem normal. It was oddly silent until she heard a scream……

 एकादेश एउटा हात्तीको सानो छावा थियो । ऊ सारै बद‌मास र चकचकै थियो । धेरै चकचक गरेको कारणले एक दिन माउतेले त्यसका खुट्टामा साङ्‌लाले बाँधेर अल्झाइदिनुभयो । त्यो हावाले खुट्टामा बाँधेकाे साङ्‌लाे चुडाउन  बल गरिरह्याे  तर  साङ्‌लाे चुडाउन सकेन । उसले दिन रात  साङ्‌लाे चुडाउन प्रयास ग-यो तर असफल नै भइराख्यो । उसले प्रयास गर्दा उसको  खु‌ट्टामा घाउँ भयाे तर पनि साङ्‌लो चुडाउन सकेन । छावा बढ्‌दै गयाे, साङ्‌लो  चुडाउन खोज्यो तर जति बल लगाएपनि चुडाउन सकेन । पछि छावाले सबै आशा मारेर प्रयास गर्नै छोडिदियो । अर्को दिन छावा सुतिरहेको वेला माहुतेले सानो डोरीले छावाको खुट्‌टालाई खम्बामा बाँधे जस्तो गर्याे तर छावाले साङ्‌लो नै होला भनेर चुडाउने प्रयासनै गरेन त्यसैमा अल्झिराख्यो । जीवनमा कहिल्यै हार खानुहुँदैन छावाले झैँ हिम्मत हार्नुहुँदैन ।

बाटोमा माटोको धुलो फैलिएका छन् त्यतिकै
जताततै गए पनि थाहा हुन्न जता कतै

पछिपछि आए पनि देख्न पनि सकिँदैन ।

बाँच्ने आशमा लिने हावा ढुक्क लिन सकिँदैन ।

शीतलताकाे अनुभूति हावाले नै दिन्छ कहिले
आनन्दको मौसमकाे साथ पनि  मिल्छ कहिले ।

फूलहरू हावाले नै छमछम नचाउँछ 
पुतलीकाे नाचलाई पनि हावाले नै बचाउँछ ।

सुख, खुसी अनि प्राण हावाले नै भरिदिन्छ 
हाम्रा खराब कार्यले नै हावा दुषित पारिदिन्छ ।

जङ्गलका रूखहरू यसकै  तालमा नाचिदिन्छन् 
शीतलतकाे राैनकमा चट्ट कम्मर  भाँचिदिन्छन्  

बाँच्न अनि बँचाउन  सबैलाई चाहिने हावा

सबै मिली सफा राखाैँ हाम्राे प्राण नै हाे हावा ।
 

How to dance? Let's begin slow,

Move your hips, let the rhythm flow.

Then, glide your hands side to side,

With each step, feel your spirit glide.

Level two, add a little groove,

123, let your body move.

Pump that ball, feel the beat,

Take it easy, find your feet.

Okay, now in level three

Little kids jump with me

Then move that hand, making it wide,

Feel the music, side by side.

Level four, hands and legs align,

Try the peacock, it's all fine.

Simple steps, easy to sway,

With practice, you'll find your way.

Level five, on one leg, let's go,

Balance steady, feel the flow.

You can do it, just believe,

In this dance, you'll achieve.

Level six, the final stage,

Dance on one leg,

Watch and follow, step by step,

Come on, you can do it; just look at me

Today's the day, time to shine,

In your dress, looking fine.

Makeup done, hair in place,

With your moves, own the space.

123, 456, here we start,

Remember all, that I taught,

Well done, dancers, you’ve done great

Bye-bye for now; these dance steps, don't forget!

The debate on whether felons should be able to voice out their opinions for the betterment of the country is a controversial one. On one side, there is the debate that if we don’t let criminals or ex-criminals vote after they’ve done their punishment, that shows restriction and goes against the ideas of a “second chance”. But on the other side, there are people believing that the felons should have a timeout from the voting booth, either as a consequence for breaking the law or that they’ll get corruption in the mix and rig the politics show. So, let’s review both of these sides to conclude on which one seems more right, both morally and legally. 

Letting them vote is like opening a new door for them, letting them become a responsible citizen and function normally in the society again. Also, slamming the door shut by restricting them to vote is like saying, “Hey! You’re still not one of us.”, creating a discriminatory boundary. However, there are still some people arguing that we should not forget the rules and be lenient, which can show that we’re not that serious about our law. And again, there’s some people that think that the right to vote should vary upon their offence, like if it's something really big such as murder or kidnapping, then they will be banned from voting for a while however if it’s something smaller like trespassing or petty theft, then we just consider it a mistake and move on.
 

Consider Eugène François Vidocq as an example, he was a criminal, and a real good one. He was a master at forging documents, theft, duelling and escaping prison. However, with a sudden change of mind, he decided to be a police informant that worked with many agencies to catch criminals. With this decision, he didn’t only significantly contribute to the police world, but he inspired many others by being a normal functioning member of society or even more. He makes the people who say “No one can change” second guess their opinions.
 

Should we let those who've done their time have a say in shaping the future? Advocates say, "Absolutely, it's a step toward rebuilding lives." Opponents counter with, "Hold on, we need to respect the rules we've set." Personally, I find myself leaning toward giving ex-convicts the chance to cast their votes, but it's not a one-size-fits-all decision. It hinges on the specifics of their past actions and whether they're earnestly working to redeem themselves. It all comes down to fairness, understanding, and believing in the power of people to grow and change for the better.

अहिले युग विज्ञान र  प्रविधिकाे युग हाे । प्रविधि भनेको हाम्रो जीवनको लगभग हरेक पक्षमा दक्षता बढाएर संसारलाई परिवर्तन गर्न प्रयोग गर्न सकिने उपकरण र प्रक्रिया हाे । याे एउटा नयाँ कुरा सिर्जना गर्ने वैज्ञानिक ज्ञानको अध्ययन हो । टेक्नोलोजी अथवा प्रविधिले हाम्रो जीवनलाई सजिलो बनाएको छ । अहिलेकाे समयमा सबै मानवहरू पूर्ण रूपमा प्रविधिमा निर्भर भएका छन् । अब प्रविधिबिना एक कदम अगाडि कल्पना गर्न गाह्रो छ । वैज्ञानिक आविष्कार वा प्रविधि मानवजातिमा भएको सबैभन्दा अचम्मको कुरा हो । यस आधुनिक संसारमा प्रविधि अब विलासिता मात्र हाेइन ; यो एक आवश्यकता बनेको छ  प्रविधिबिनाको जीवन असम्भव छ किनकि मानिस प्राविधिक विकासमा निर्भर भइसकेको छ । हरेक मानव गतिविधिको लागि हामीलाई मेसिन चाहिन्छ । त्यसपछि त्यहाँ प्रविधिकाे प्रयाेग आउँछ । यसले हाम्राे सबै जीवनलाई सहज र सुविधाजनक बनाएको छ  । यातायात, शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, श्रम आदिलाई थप पहुँचयोग्य बनाएको छ । यद्यपि, आजको संसारमा प्रविधिले देशको अर्थतन्त्र र जनताको जीवनलाई बलियो बनाउन महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका खेल्छ ।

म तिमीलाइ धन्यवाद भन्न चाहन्छु

तर व्याख्या गर्न सकिनँ,

साथी हुनुको अर्थ के हो

जीवनको खुसी र पीडा बाँड्न ।

हाम्रो मित्रता जान्न राम्रो छ

एक अनन्त भक्ति हो

सम्मानबाट बिर्सनु

र सबै प्रकारका भावनाहरू।

यो धैर्य र क्षमाशील छ

कहिल्यै असफल तर कहिल्यै छोड्दैन

जब एक हात फैलिएको छ

नत्र कसैको मन टुटेको छ ।

यसले मेरो मन राम्रो गर्छ

दिनको अन्त्यमा

जान्नको लागि कि तिमी हुनेछौ

 मलाई कहिल्यै एक्लै नछोडनेछौ ।

My Dashain vacation started off quite badly, with me being sick with a high fever and body aches. For this reason, I could not go to my village this year. I had been quite sad since I had not gone to my village last year as well. I did visit many temples on the four days of Dashain. For Ghatasthapana, my family and I visited the ‘Maitidevi Mandir’. The line there was not that long, but we still had to wait about half an hour. After worshipping and performing other religious rituals, we headed back to our house. For Phool Pati, my family and I visited the temple ‘Dakshinkali Mandir’. The line was quite long, maybe because our family did not come early in the morning, so we stayed in line for about 3 hours. After worshipping the goddess and performing other rituals, we headed home. It was a tiresome day, so my sister and I slept until dinner time while my parents cooked dinner for us. We had dinner and then went to bed. I woke up pretty late the next day, at about 10 a.m., while my sister woke up at 8 a.m.

On the third day of Dashain, which is called Mahaastami, only my parents went to a temple while my sister and I stayed home because we were tired. On Navami, everyone stayed home, deciding what to wear and which jewellery to match it with. A few guests also came over, and my cousin also came. I was super excited that she would be staying with us. She stayed at our place for a month because she had a school vacation. She made a huge mistake while packing her clothes because she brought clothes for the summer, but it was already winter in Kathmandu, so she borrowed my clothes.

On the final day of Dashain, which is called Vijaya Dashami, my mother wore a saree with a lot of gold jewellery, I wore a lehenga with a diamond set, my sister wore a kurta and some gold jewellery, and my cousin wore my kurta and one gold accessory and a simple necklace. The best time for putting tika that day was at 11:05 am, so we hurried up and went downstairs to put tika. My nini, mother, and father put tika on my forehead and gave us money, fruits, and blessings. Then, for the rest of my vacation, I went to my relatives to put on a tika. I enjoyed going to their houses, meeting up with my cousins, and playing with them. I did not go anywhere from Kathmandu this Dashain to avoid being sick again, but I could still meet my cousins, so I was not really that sad. For the last 3 days of my vacation, a lot of guests came and put on tika, gave money, fruits, jamara, and blessings to my sister, cousin, and me. My favourite part of my vacation was when my cousin from Dhading came to stay with me for a month. I enjoyed my Dashain wonderfully and happily.