Editor Kathmandu, May 28: The organizer of the long march towards Bhutan, National Front for Democracy (NFD) said it more exiled Bhutanese would join the movement from Tuesday. President of Bhutan People's Party Bala Ram Poudel told BNS that more than 5,000 exiled Bhutanese would join the team at Mechi bridge to put more pressure on … Read more
Damak, May 28: The district administration in Jhapa has formed a team to investigate the incident that occurred in Beldangi camp on Sunday and Monday. The meeting of the ruling eight parties held in Jhapa in the initiation of the district administration late Monday decided the formation of the investigation committee under the leadership of … Read more
Human Rights Watch, a New York based human rights organization recently published a report on the present situation of Nepalis in Bhutan and exiled Bhutanese in camps. The report has presented a real picture of gross violation of human rights in Bhutan of the ethnic Nepalis. It has also implied towards the eviction of the … Read more
Beldangi, May 27: At least one died and some dozens sustained injuries at police firing in Beldangi camp on Sunday. The dead has been identified as Narapati Dhunel, 14, of Beldangi-II camp, Sector G/3-38. The situation became tensed after an unidentified group physically attacked Hari Adhikari Bangale, camp secretary of the same camp accusing him of … Read more
Phuentsholing, May 27: The Bhutanese authories, on Saturday, evening again arrested Dhan Maya Monger , sister of Ratan Monger of Suntalabari who was arrested on earlier on Thursday evening. Bhutan News Service
Phuentsholing/Kathmandu, May 27: Bhutanese authorities from different blocks under Samtshe districit on Thursday evening arrested at least six Nepali-ethnic people on the fake charge of opposing the ‘mock election’ scheduled to be held on May 28. The Druk security forces arrested Shreeram Chhetri of Ghumauney on Thursday evening while Ratan Monger of Suntalabari and Prahalad … Read more
Damak, May 25: US ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty, while talking to exiled Bhutanese in Jhapa on Friday said the third country resettlement process would being from September and it takes at least six months to complete the process before travel to the US. Moriarty, who was on his one-day visit to the camps, … Read more
Randeep Ramesh in ThimphuSurrounded by alpine meadows and snowcapped peaks, the town of Punakha in central Bhutan bears witness to the difficulty of taking a Buddhist Himalayan monarchy into the 21st century. Inside the 17th-century Tibetan fortress or dzong, topped with pagoda-like golden roofs, are 172 civil servants running the affairs of thousands of villagers. … Read more
Kathmandu, May 23: Canada said can resettle some 5,000 exiled Bhutanese as part of the third country resettlement programme in the next five years. The AP news agency said Canadian government made the announcement on Tuesday. "Our decision to resettle up to 5,000 exiled Bhutanese in Canada is part of a coordinated effort by a … Read more
Kathmandu, May 23: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres held talks with the Nepalese home minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula on Wednesday morning. It was part of his confidence building with the Nepalese government to receive support on UNHCR's effort to find solution of the crisis. Nepal's home ministry plays a critical role … Read more