भर्खरै सम्पन्न CNN HEROS मा नेपाल कि पुस्पा बस्नेत घोसित भइन CNN HERO OF THE YEAR 2012 । बधाई छ पुस्पा नेपाल र नेपालीको नाम फेरी संसार भर चम्काएकोमा । अझ धेरै बधाई पटक पटक भोट गरेर जिताउने ति सहयोगी हातहरुलाई

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Pushpa Basnet of Nepal is the 2012 CNN “Hero of the Year”

HOST ANDERSON COOPER REVEALS TOP HERO DURING SIXTH ANNUAL CNN HEROES: AN ALL STAR TRIBUTE; ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTRESS SUSAN SARANDON PRESENTS AWARD

(Los Angeles) December 2, 2012– The Hollywood community came out in full force on Sunday night for the Sixth Annual CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, as host Anderson Cooper revealed that Pushpa Basnet, of Kathmandu, Nepal, is the 2012 CNN “Hero of the Year.”
Earlier in the evening, Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon presented Basnet with an award as one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012. Each of the Top 10 CNN Heroes received $50,000 in recognition of their work, and Basnet’s nonprofit, the Early Childhood Development Center, will receive an additional $250,000 grant.
Basnet, shocked to learn that children were living in Nepali prisons with their parents, started the Early Childhood Development Center when she was only 21.  Since 2005, she has provided such support as housing, education, and medical care to more than 140 children of incarcerated parents. For more information on Basnet and the Early Childhood Development Centrer, please log on to: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/2012.heroes/pushpa.basnet.html

Celebrities from film, television, music and sports took an active part in the prestigious event by presenting the awards and telling the individual heroes’ stories. Harvey Keitel opened the evening with a special message. The presenters of the Top 10 CNN Heroes awards were 50 Cent, Maria Bello, Adrien Brody, Viola Davis, Josh Duhamel, Jeff Gordon, Cullen Jones, Jane Lynch, Susan Sarandon, and Rainn Wilson.Additionally, David Spade,Rico Rodriguez, and Miranda Cosgrove honored three “Young Wonders” – children who have already made a difference in their communities.
Adding to the excitement of the evening, and in keeping with the event’s theme, three-time Grammy winner NE-YO performed his song ”Heroes,” while American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips treated the audience to his competition-winning hit song “Home.”
CNN Heroes is a multi-platform campaign that shines a spotlight on individuals who go to extraordinary lengths to serve others. The initiative has received more than 45,000 nominations from more than 100 countries and profiled over 180 everyday heroes doing extraordinary work.
New this year, the Annenberg Foundation, a leading supporter of nonprofits worldwide, has added to the prize package for the Top 10 CNN Heroes.  Annenberg will help selected CNN Heroes further their work. They will receive free training by The Annenberg Foundation with a customized version of its Annenberg Alchemy program, which provides practical guidance for nonprofit leaders in fundraising, communications, management of volunteers, and strategies to build and keep a strong board of directors.
Viewers may continue to donate to any of this year’s 10 honorees at CNNHeroes.com.  Through December 31, Google will waive all transaction fees, ensuring that 100% of those donations go directly to each Hero’s designated nonprofit.
This year’s CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute was sponsored by BP, GEICO, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, SERVPRO®, Subaru of America, Inc., and Tide.
For more information, including photos and video highlights from CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, plus information on all the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2012 please visit CNNHeroes.com.
CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.

जेलमा रहेका मातापिताको सन्तानको अधिकारका लागि कार्यरत पुष्पा बस्नेत यो वर्षका लागि सीएनएन हिरो घोषित भएकी छिन्। नेपाली समय अनुसार आज बिहान सीएनएनले विश्वभरबाट गरिएको इन्टरनेट भोटिङको परिणाम अनुसार उनलाई सीएनएन हिरो घोषणा गरेको हो। 'यो मेरा बच्चाहरुका लागि र यो मेरो देश नेपालको लागि', उपाधि पाएपछि छोटो मन्तव्य व्यक्त गर्ने क्रममा भावुक हुँदै पुष्पाले भनिन्, 'मेरो लागि भोट गर्ने र मेरो सपनामा विश्वास गर्ने सबैलाई धन्यवाद।"

'मेरो लागि यसले धेरै अर्थ राख्छ, अझै पनि धेरै बालबालिकाहरु जेलभित्र छन्, निश्चय पनि मामुले तिमीहरु सबैलाई  बाहिर निकाल्नेछ' उनले भनिन्।सिएनएन हिरोको  उपाधिसँगै उनले साढे दुई लाख अमेरिकी डलर पनि पुरस्कार पाएकी छिन्। विश्वका विभिन्न देशमा रहेर समाजमा उल्लेखनीय योगदान दिनेहरुलाई सिएनएनले वर्षेनी सिएनएन हिरोको उपाधि दिँदै आएको छ। सिएनएनले शीर्ष १० जनालाई चयन गरेपछि विश्वभरबाट भएको इन्टरनेट भोटिङका आधारमा सिएनएन हिरो चयन गर्ने गरिन्छ।

सीएनएन हिरो घोषणा हुने उनी दोस्रो नेपाली हुन्। यसअघि महिला बेचबिखनविरुद्ध कार्यरत संस्था माइती नेपालकी अध्यक्ष अनुराधा कोइराला दुई वर्षअघि सीएनएन हिरो घोषित भएकी थिइन्।

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नेपाली चेली राख्यौ है तिम्ले नेपालको ठुलो शान
देखाइे दियौ सारालाई आज गरेर उच्च काम ।
　

विश्वमा तिमी चम्कियौ आज पूर्णेको जून बनी
गरे है सब्ले संसारभरी तिमीलाइे इेज्जत मान ।

जिन्दगी सारा अर्पेर तिम्ले बालबच्चा स्याहार्‍यौ
पुर्‍यायौ तिम्ले ती बालकलाइे संसारको चारै धाम ।
　

यौवन तिम्रो पत्झड बन्यो तापनी खुशी थ्यौ
मनमा कैल्यै राखेनौ केही स्वार्थ र छलछाम ।

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धन्य छौ "पुष्पा"सबैबिच् तिम्ले राख्यौ है ठुलो नाम ।

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