Father is domain deaf with speech impairment. Mother is physically handicapped, deaf and without speech. The only physically active member in the family of three is four year old son, Nishan who went for resettlement in the Phoenix in the US. Had it not been for third country resettlement, Nishan would grow up in camp … Read more
The founding general secretary of Bhutan People's Party (BPP), Dhan Kumar Rai generally referred to as D. K. Rai, was released by the Bhutanese authority on November 1. Rai, who was arrested from Todey in Darjeeling (India) on November 17, 1991, was later handed over to Bhutan police. 45-year old unmarried Rai, who spent almost … Read more
Thimphu, November 17: Indo-Bhutan Friendship Association (IFBA), a bilateral association established in the government initiative to counter Indo-Bhutan Friendship Society, organized a friendly football match in Thimphu on Sunday. The match was to mark the coronation of the new king. Music band of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) entertained the players and the audiences at … Read more
Darjeeling, November 17: Bhutanese students in St Joseph College in North Point, Darjeeling organized a cultural function recently to mark the enthronement of the fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk. The function organized by Bhutanese Student Union, was funded by Bhutan government to promote loyalty to royal family in that part of India where many … Read more
Thimphu, November 17: The week-long fare on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that started in Thimphu saw poor response from the people. The show, with 15 companies involved in ICT business participating, started Thursday. It was held for the first time in the initiation of the Ministry of Information and Communication to promote use of … Read more
Thimphu, November 17: Newly crowned King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wnagchuk organized a night party for his Royal Body Guards (RGB) in Thimphu Sunday as part of his coronation celebrations. More than 900 RGB personnel and their family members attended the function held at the Dechencholing palace. King and the royal family members also joined the … Read more
Jhapa, November 15: Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has expressed fear that Tenzin G Zangpo arrested by Assam Police would be extradited to Bhutan where he is likely to face torture. In a statement Saturday, HUROB said general secretary of Thinley Penjore led Druk National Congress (Democratic), Zangpo is under consideration for extradition with … Read more
Would you imagine any patient lying in the sick bed of hospital handcuffed with oxygen pipes going through the nostrils, the urine pouch slinging by the side and armed police standing on guard? It is what Dhan Kumar Rai, 45, a political prisoner of Chemgang jail was been facing in Thimphu referral hospital recent past. … Read more
Beldangi-II, November 14: Chabilal Kami and his wife Mangali Maya Sharki of Beldangi-II A-1/79 today were shocked to see a photograph of an unknown person registered in the hut from where Baburam Sharki has been missing since a decade. "The deployed staff to issue our identity cards showed an unknown photograph with ours", said Kami. … Read more
The resettlement of an estimated 6,000 refugees in third countries so far is one of the strongest and noteworthy evidences to show that the United State’s offer of Third Country Resettlement (TCR) has finally reached good height. Heavy responseNot taken seriously in the initial stage, the TCR offer that began in the midst of an … Read more