Editor Thimphu, November 03: The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has said National Council election in those Dzongkhags that have one or no candidates will be held on January 29 next year. The districts having two or more candidates will go voting on December 26. The commissioned has notified that last date for filing nominations in … Read more
Beldangi, November 01: The Bhutan Gajal Manch in a recent public function has awarded five personalities recently for their contribution in favor of the Bhutanese community in exile. Ganga Ram Lamitarey has been awarded for his contribution to promoting media among the Bhutanese youths. Nawaraj Lamsal, a radio jockey of Radio Nepal and Mani Kamal … Read more
Thimphu, November 01: The Dutch royal couple has completed its four day tour to Bhutan on Tuesday expressing willingness to return to this hilly kingdom for another visit. "I really enjoy high mountains but, in the meantime, we will be following with great interest what is happening in your country," the Netherlands crown prince Willem … Read more
Samdrup Jongkhar November 01: The police administration in the district has asked the local residents to keep vigil on any new people seen around the town. The security officers and local administration held secret meeting on October 24 to discuss the security situation of the district taking into consideration the vulnerability of the area where … Read more
Damak, November 1: Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Ellen Sauerbrey is visiting Beldangi-I and Goldhap camps today. The US secretary along with US Ambassador Nancy Pouel, UNHCR's Nepal's chief Abraham Abraham, WFP country director in Nepal Richard Regan and Chief District Officcer(CDO) of Jhapa, Jaya Mukunda Khanal visited office of … Read more
It is matter of shame for all of us that while the neighboring country Bhutan is continuing with the autocratic monarchy and its repressive activities with the help of world’s largest democracy India, the intelligentsia in our country has maintained silence over the issue whereas the Indian media, time and again, keeps on praising the … Read more
Kathmandu, October 31: Chairman of Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee (BMSC) Tek Nath Rizal urged the United States to hold talks with Nepal, India and Bhutan jointly before beginning the third country settlement of the exiled Bhutanese on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists in the Nepalese capital Rizal said resettlement merely would not give solution of the … Read more
Kathmandu, October 31: Bhutanese human rights leader Tek Nath Rizal and Ratan Gazmere have separately met with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey at the US Ambassador to Nepal Nancy Powel’s residence in Kamaladi, Kathmandu Wednesday evening. Sauerbrey arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday evening. Leader Rizal denied speaking on … Read more
Kathmandu, October 30: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun providing information to the exiled Bhutanese on matters relating to third country resettlement, quoted Nepal's national news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). RSS has further stated that people in Camps are being invited to the UNHCR Office where they are briefed about … Read more
Kathmandu, October 28: Chairman of Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee (BMSC) Tek Nath Rizal has met with Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today morning and discussed on the issues of third country resettlement. Rizal quoted the PM as having said that the Nepal government has given formal approval for third country resettlement. Rizal further … Read more