Sanischare, February 23: Following the Thursday scuffle between locals and the exiled Bhutanese at Sanischare, police have imposed curfew from 4 pm till 5 am along 5 kms from the Mahendra Highway, to bring the situation under control since on Friday also the locals after entering camps have set fire at Sector ‘K’. Gopal Khadka, … Read more
February 19, Kathmandu: A research report of about one month has revealed that the situation of children in camps is getting deteriorated. According to Roz Evans, Doctoral Student at Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University, who assisted the entire research program, members of Bhutanese Refugee Children Forum (BRCF) extended full support and physical participation while undergoing … Read more
The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchhuk, was on an official visit to India from February 7-12. This was his first official visit to India after assuming his responsibility as the fifth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan on December 9 last year. The two countries have revived the Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty of 1949, expected to … Read more
18 February, 2007 – The Thimphu City Corporation has slapped a fine of Nu. 248,634 on the ongoing construction of the new three-storied administrative block of the National Library at Kawajangsa, Thimphu. City officials said they were fined because works on the administrative block had been carried out without the approval from the city corporation.The … Read more
By Teresa Rehman Hira Sarania, the commander of the ulfa's 709 Battalion and one of the most dreaded militants still active in Assam, is described by those who have known him as an ordinary-looking man with an extraordinary mind. He is 5 feet and 4 inches tall, clean-shaven and fair. He usually wears a brown jacket … Read more
DECLARATION OF KATHMANDU 1. The people of this vast and dynamic Asia-Pacific region have reached a crucial point in their efforts to confront the challenges of advancing and consolidating democracy and securing peace and stability, both within and between nations. The Socialist International Asia-Pacific Committee underlines that there is ever greater urgency in the need … Read more
Mr. Chairman and Madame Chairwoman: Thank you very much for inviting me to testify. This is my second appearance before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on the subject of statelessness—I had the honor of addressing this issue on the briefing held on this subject on April 19, 2005 when I represented Amnesty International USA—and I … Read more
In a bustling capital like Delhi, events and activities are hardly scarce. But a fortnightly columnist is always attracted to the unusual, the novel and the offbeat. On these criteria, many fortnights are barren. But not the preceding one. Let me deal with two experiences clearly meeting those requirements. The first relates to a lunch … Read more
Water once flowed through underground cracks beneath the surface of Mars, according to research to be published today. Spectacular high resolution images reveal lines running through dark and light layers in canyon walls consistent with the passage of a fluid thought to be water along fractures in bedrock. The pictures add to evidence that early … Read more
Birtamod, February 14: Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has expressed surprise at the indifference of the UN agency in Bhutan over continuous discrimination of the Bhutanese on the bases on caste and political involvement. HUROB chairman S B Subba, after his week-long visit to areas in southern Bhutan, said the ongoing census and citizenship certificate … Read more