Kathmandu, March 22: The head of the European Union (EU) delegation, Neena Gill, who arrived Nepal from Bhutan, said that Bhutan was ready to begin bilateral talks and process of repatriation from the same point where it had stopped earlier. After the delegation met Nepalese DPM and Minister for Foreign Affairs K. P. Sharma Oli Wednesday, … Read more
Kathmandu, March 20: After the completion of its Bhutan visit, the European Parliament delegation will arrive Kathmandu on March 21. One of major issues of their discussion is to the find a permanent solution of the exiled Bhutanese living in Nepal for the last 17 years. Neena GILL, chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to … Read more
Thimphu, March 20: The SAARC car rally arrived here in the capital city on Monday as part of their 30-day journey through the South Asian. Home and Cultural Minister Lyonpo Jigme Y Thinley received the delegates and presented them with traditional 'Tashi Khada, a silken cloth carrying all the seven symbol of good luck on … Read more
Thimphu, March 19: Stating that the proposed political parties may start collecting making their party funds, the Election Commission has announced the ceiling on registration fees, membership fee, and voluntary contribution. Party registration fee for a person is Nu 3,000 while annual membership fee has been fixed at Rs 5,000. A person can contribute at … Read more
New Delhi, March 19: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Royal Civil Service Commission agree to extend the scholarship quotas to Bhutanese students this year. According to Kuensel, president of the UTEP, Diana Natalicio and the RCSC secretary Dasho Bap Kesang signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Thimphu Friday, March 16. The … Read more
Kathmandu, March 18: Eight parties in Nepal proposed homework for repatriation of the exiled Bhutanese to their country in the next three months. The meeting of the eight parties held on Saturday here in Nepalese capital Kathmandu included the agenda of repatriating the exiled Bhutanese that the new interim government has to do in the … Read more
Thimphu, March 18: Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has announced that only 1,320 persons will get admission for higher studies within Bhutan this year. Out of this, the Sherubtse College will take 406 students the College of Science and Technology will take in 93 students. Many students who were qualified for higher studies were not … Read more
Damak, March 18: Thousands of people in Beldangi camp have strongly protested against the United State’s offer of third country resettlement on Saturday. Students and their guardians who participated in the protest program chanted slogans against the US government for proposing the resettlement offer. “We want to return homeland. Bhutan is our country” reads the … Read more
16 March, 2007 – Most Westerners want to come to Bhutan to see the vast, unspoiled landscape, to put a human face on happiness in a peaceful, Buddhist kingdom unlike any place elsewhere in the world. See more here
Thimphu, March 16: India's Home Secretary V K Duggal arrived Thimphu On Thursday for a three-day visit in the backdrop of reports that the activities by insurgents grew up along the border. Home Secretary Penden Wangchuk and officials of the Home and Foreign Ministries received the four-member delegation led by Duggal. On Thursday afternoon, Duggal … Read more