Editor Goldhap, March 9: Sawaswati Mishra, 80, has passed away this morning here. Medical Officer, Dr. Shyam Shresthat of Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, hospital confirmed the death of the octogenarian. Displaced due to fire, she was suffering from asthma and pressure. She was a registered in sector A-1, Hut number 61. India Timsina/Bhutan News … Read more
Kathmandu, March 09: Three families from Sanischare camp will fly to US as part of the third country resettlement of the exiled Bhutanese on March 10 afternoon. The three families comprise 20 members, who will be second batch to fly to the US for resettlement. Earlier Hari Bangale’s family was flown. Those flying to the … Read more
Birtamode, March 6: Bhutan Peoples Party (BPP) has expressed gratitude to Government of Nepal (GoN) for extending three million Nepalese rupees to inferno-victims in Goldhap camp. Issuing a press release, BPP also expressed gratitude to those who extended support to bring the inferno under the control. "The role played by Mechi Tunes, Pathibhara, Kanchanjunga and … Read more
Druk National Congress is deeply anguished and saddened at this moment of greatest tragedy heaped on the unfortunate families by an outbreak of fire at Goldhap Refugee Camp (Jhapa, Nepal), leaving more than 10,000 refugee homeless. The Bhutanese refugees, already living nightmare of a life as refugee, since last seventeen years – whole family holed … Read more
Birtamode, March 4: Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) has appreciated the efforts made by the people of Nepal, Government of Nepal, and the International Community to provide relief assistance to inferno victims in Goldhap Camp. In a press statement issued today, Party’s vice-president Dr. D. N. S. Dhakal also called upon all Bhutanese people whether … Read more
Goldhap, March 03: 250 temporary plastic tents have been set up in open area nearby the camp to shelter to fire victims of Goldhap on Monday. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) supplied the tents. However, financial reimbursement will be made to LWF by government of Nepal as assured by Home Minister. The situation has become difficult to manage … Read more
Kathmandu, March 03: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refuted that its staffs had not reached Goldhap camp on Saturday evening to help control the spreading fire. In a letter to editor, UNHCR's external relations assistant based in Kathmandu Nini Gurung said UNHCR staffs as well as from its NGO partners were in the … Read more
Thimphu, March 02: Election Commission of Bhutan has announced that People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Gelephu candidacy in Sarpang district Garab Dorji has been disqualified to run the election. The commission alleged him of working against the nationality by distributing copies of documents supporting ngolops to people. The commission said regionalism, religion and ethnicity … Read more
Goldhap, March 03: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has announced immediate relief packages with cash amount to exiled Bhutanese in Goldhap camp. A statement issued by Guterres mentions that the agency is urgently mobilising all resources, with the help from the government, to get shelter, food and comfort got the exiled Bhutanese in … Read more
Kathmandu, March 03: Newly elected president of Youth Organization of Bhutan Rajan Giri based in California has appealed all exiled Bhutanese in the United States to contribute for fire victims of Goldhap camp. "This tragic incident has intensified the agony of citizens in Goldhap which I believe would adversely affect entire exiled Bhutanese population," he … Read more