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Kathmandu, April 19: Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) Nepal has accused United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of curtailing freedom of expression. Issuing a press statement, HRWF said UNHCR’s country representative Daisy Dell sent a letter of clarification referrering an article written by Thomas Hardaker, an intern at HRWF. The UNHCR said the article … Read more

Beldangi, April 20: A group of unidentified persons snabbed Dhan Singh Mongar, 25, of Beldangi-II, Sector I-1/97 to death on Saturday evening. The attackers had used sharp weapons. Reasons behind the attack was unknown. However, relatives of Mongar informed Bhutan News Service that the case was connected with his marriage. Magar had married a local … Read more

Phuentsholing, April 21: Indian government hopes that the railway service could be extended up to Bhutan, possibly in southern plains. The Indian railway authorites are planning to lay about 200 km of tracks between India and Bhutan and has already identified the connecting points between India and Bhutan. According to the plans Indian town of … Read more

Thimphu, April 22: King has appointed Col Kipchu Namgyel is the new head of the Royal Bhutan Police, who assumed his office on Saturday. He succeeded Col Sonam Thondup. Thondup served for 35 years in police. Namgyel, 53, hails from  Shari under Paro district. Completing BA from Punjab University, India, he joined the RBP in … Read more

Kathmandu, April 18: Two Christian families were physically attacked and kicked out of their homes after they chose to follow Christianity in Bhutan. The two families were recently Christianized by Gospel for Asia missionaries Lali Bharose and Ekta Surgari, a Christian news portal said. On Saturday, April 12, their fellow villagers attacked the new Christians … Read more

New Delhi, April 18: Indian government, with immediate effect, has lifted ban on export of rice brands such as BN20, Basmati and boiled rice to Bhutan. A statement from agriculture ministry said the special gesture is being considered only to Bhutan in view of the cordial and friendly relations shared by the two countries. The … Read more

Thimphu, April 18: The newly renamed GNH Commission handed over the draft 10th Five Year Plan to the office of the council of ministers on Thursday. The report was handed over to Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley in presence of other ministers, Deputy Minister of National Environment Commission Nado Rinchhen and government secretaries. Prime Minister … Read more

Thimphu, April 18: The inflation, that pinched world market these years, did not spare Bhutan where inflation crossed 6 percent in the first quarter of the current year. The food prices are expected to grow further. It was largely because of the inflation-hit Indian market from where Bhutan imports 90 percent of its consumables items. … Read more

Sanischare, April 19: An unidentified group has kidnapped one exiled Bhutanese from Sanischare camp on Friday night. The group who came in combat dress, according to the eye-witnesses, along with home-made arms kidnapped Tika Ram Adhikari, 20, of sector F/3. The kidnappers had taken control of the family and few other huts around before taking … Read more

Thimphu, April 19: The government has ordered the immediate dispatch of relief materials for those people displaced by the winds in Phuentsholing. Home Minister Minjure Dorji said relief materials have been sent to the districts to support the victims. He further said government has been planning to extend support to the people to build stronger … Read more