Damak, November 25: About 150 exiled Bhutanese organized demonstrations at the Nepal-India border in Kakarvitta Tuesday urging Indian authorities to allow them passage to go back to Bhutan. The demonstrations were organised in the initiative of United Bhutanese Refugee Repatriation Programming Council. According to Dilli Ram Ghorsai, an exiled leader who participated the sit-in at … Read more
Kathmandu, November 24: Bhutanese human rights leader Tek Nath Rizal has urged the former king, Jigme Singye Wangchuk to opt for immediate measures to expedite the dignified return-home process for exiled people. In an appeal recently sent to the former king, Rizal expressed words of happiness and extended congratulation to him for handing over the … Read more
Thimphu, November 25: The fourth international conference on the Gross National Happiness began in Thimphu on Monday where around 90 participants from 25 countries will deliberate on the ideology. The three-day conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley. Addressing the inaugural fucntion, PM claimed the ideology will benefit not only the Bhutanese people but … Read more
Kathmandu, November 25: A Danish delegation headed by the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Per Stig Møller will arrive Nepal to visit the camps of the exiled Bhutanese as part of the country’s effort to accelerate the resettlement process. Denmark, the second largest donor to Bhutan, has pledged to take some exiled Bhutanese for … Read more
Phuentsholing, November 25: Vishva Bharati, an Indian university in West Bengal state, has announced that King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuk will be conferred with 'Deshikottama', the highest award from the institution. He will be among eight personalities to get the award from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the university's annual convocation scheduled for December … Read more
Beldangi-I, November 24: A 10-member-delegation from Holland visited Beldangi camp Monday to study the ground situation for third country resettlement. "We will start the resettlement process of exiled Bhutanese from tomorrow", camp secretary of Beldangi I T. B. Gurung quoting one of the delegates as saying. The exact figure of the exiled Bhutanese Holland is … Read more
Kathmandu, November 23: Around three dozens of the exiled Bhutanese staying in Kathmandu yesterday felicitated Dhan Kumar Rai, who was recently released from 17 years of cruel jail life inside Bhutan. The exiled leaders Tek Nath Rizal, Ratan Gazmere and Jogen Gazmere were among the participants of the program coordinated by Hament Lama at the … Read more
Birtamode, November 21:The National Front for Democracy in Bhutan (NFD-Bhutan) said the recent allegations to Tenzin Gawa Zangpo, General Secretary of the Druk National Congress Democratic, were fabricated and baseless. “No charges quoted by various Medias referring to the findings of the interrogation processes have any relevance to the Bhutanese movement and its people”, reads … Read more
From a population of some 700,000, almost one seventh of it lives outside Bhutan. Some are compelled by circumstances to seek shelter outside the country; some are living to pursue higher education or religious practice; and some are for employment or business opportunities. Irrespective of the reasons, they are Bhutanese people. Opportunities should be provided … Read more
Thimphu, November 22: UN Assistant Secretary General for Asia and the Pacific Ajay Chhibber launched Bhutan’s progress report on meeting the Millennium Development Goals here in Thimphu on Friday. The report is jointly prepared by UN system in Bhutan and the Royal Government of Bhutan. The reports states that nutrition problems in Bhutan have dropped … Read more