Archive for January, 2009
Balaram Paudyal and Narad Adhikari of NFD-Bhutan talks about National Day Celebration. The audio was recorded at Reporters’ Club Nepal in a press meet. Also Ichha Poudyal reports on need of Indian support to resolves the crisis.
New Hampshire (USA), January 13: Doug Hall, an American volunteer who has been helping some of the Bhutanese as they settle into their new homes in New Hampshire, told Bhutan News Service that adults who have no English speaking skills are mostly finding difficult to get a job. "The first Bhutanese refugees to arrive here […]
Bhakta Ghimerey Reports from Beldangi-I that there are signals of non-Bhutanese being registered as refugees. Also in the second half, Lt. RK Budathoki talks about the reason for leaving Bhutan by Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens.
This episode reports how have the exiled citizens regarded the recent coronation day. There is Chandra Chhettri of Khudunabari camp who says that his process for resettlement has been delayed. He claims he is one of the first Bhutanese to express interest for TCR. Also Arun Pradhan reports from Beldangi-I regarding children day celebration in […]
Representative of UNHCR Bimal Khatri talks about the role of the UN volunteers and others on World Volunteer Day. Arjun Pradhan reports live from the program organized at Beldangi-I. Ichha Poudel has a report on role of India to resolve the Bhutanese crisis.
Kathmandu, January 07: The UN refugee agency on Wednesday announced that in 2008, over 8000 exiled Bhutanese have left their camps in Nepal for resettlement countries in the west. The United States of America which announced that it would resettle 60,000 of them, and even more if needed, received the largest numbers so far […]
Thimphu, January 06: Sonam Yangden has been declared as the first Bhutan Star on New Year eve, with public votes dominating the judgment by judges in the selection procedures. She topped the five contestants in final round. Sonam, who received 44,108 votes, said after victory that her interest is to be a playback singer. She […]
Thimphu, January 06: The public accounts committee of the National Assembly in its first report said mining activities in the country are operating without proper legal guidelines, in line with a minister’s statement recently who said mining in Bhutan is affecting West Bengal state of India. The committee in its report said mines in Bhutan […]
Thimphu, January 06: After armed attack in Sarpang killing four forest guards by little known United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan (URFB), the government is mulling over expansion of military force. Police chief Col Kipchu Namgyal a security squad will be formed under the 'Special Reserve Police Force' mentioned in the Police Bill to counter the […]
The Hague (Netherlands), January 2: Ram Bahadur Karki Chhetri, an exiled Bhutanese based in the Netherlands, briefed a senior leader of Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Poudel the present situation of newly resettled Bhutanese citizens. “There is a clear policy of Nepali Congress that Bhutanese refugees should be honorably repatriated back to their country one day […]