Damak, December 16: Police has released Subash Acharya, former camp secretary of Beldangi-II extension after 36 hours. Acharya was arrested by a team of police from Damak police post on Saturday night. Talking to the BNS over telephone, Acharya quoted the police source as saying that they regretted in arresting him despite his innocence in […]
Kathmandu, December 14: The Communist Party of Bhutan (MLM) has denied the charge that it shot Arun Subba of Beldani-I quoted Nepalese daily The Himalayan Times. Subba over a telephone interview with Saranarthi Sarokar from hospital bed has claimed the involvement of CPB (MLM) in shooting. “The incident was the result of the warning that […]
Damak, December 16: Jhapa-based sub police post in Damak has arrested three youths from Beldangi-I and Beldangi-II extension on Saturday night in connection with the case of shooting Arjun Subba of Beldangi-I on Thursday. The arrested include Subash Acharya, former camp secretary of Beldangi-II extension, Laxmi Narayan Dhungana of Beldangi-I, Sector B/4 – 44 and […]
Damak, December 13: Unidentified two persons who came on a motorbike ride shot a youth near Sangam Chowk in Damak municipality in Jhapa district on Thursday. According to C. L. Thapa, former camp secretary of Beldangi-I, the group shot Arjun Subba, former head of Sector 'D' from the same camp. Thapa further informed that he […]
Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) having primary objective of contributing for development of health sector in Nepal, took the responsibility of primary health care for exiled Bhutanese in January 2001 shouldering all activities of Save the Children,UK. Since 2001, it has been running Primary Health Care Project for Bhutanese Refugees with an objective […]
Thimphu, December 12: Along the heating campaigns by the political parties for upcoming first general elections, the dispute among candidates and cadres from two parties in Pemagatshel reached the apex last week. Druk Phuensum Tshokpa members complained of bribery that Nanong constituency candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Jigme Drukpa, made. Drukpa accepted that he […]
Kathmandu, December 10: The government of Nepal and the UNHCR started distributing identity cards to the exiled Bhutanese living in the seven camps in Jhapa and Morang district of eastern Nepal today. UNHCR hoped this will improve protection and assistance for some 108,000 registered exiled Bhutanese. A program was organized in Sanischare camp in Morang […]
Dec 9, 2007 -Thimphu: It's now official and public what our National Council candidates own in cash, land, buildings and vehicles. Kinga Dorji representing Orong goeg in Samdrup Jongkhar is worth Nu 50 million making him the 'richest' NC candidate. His assets are entirely from his immovable property, chiefly buildings registered in his wife's name. […]
Thimphu, December 09: The Samtse district court has given its verdict in favor of sending 30 southern Bhutanese to jail for five to nine years on charges of involving in seditious activities. The court after five months long proceedings sent 30 people, who are blamed to have joined the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist), to […]
Kathmandu, December 07: The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has expressed concern over the delay in democratization process of Bhutan. In a statement issued on Friday at the end of its regional meet held in Kathmandu, the regional human rights group called for speedy democratization in Bhutan. It further demanded for effective guarantees for […]