Resettled Bhutanese in Australia Celebrate Teej

Adelaide , August 22. The Bhutanese Community resettled at Adelaide in Australia celebrated Teej Festival along with various cultural programmes here yesterday. The program was organized at Coglin Community Hall in the city and was attended by more than a hundred participants, mostly female. Meanwhile, traditional Nepali stuff (Dhakane) was served. The participants entertained themselves … Read more

More Bhutanese resettled in New Zealand

Palmerton, (New Zealand): 14 exiled Bhutanese from three families residing in Sanischare, Goldhap and Beldangi I have arrived New Zealand under resettlement program on August 14. The Chamlagai, Neupaney and Ghimire families have been resettled in Palmerton North. This addition has increased Bhutanese population in the area to 126 of 16 families. The settlement area … Read more

Woman hit by a car in Chicago

Radhika Kharel, 58, resettled in Chicago met an accident while crossing a busy street at 7:30 p.m. local time today.

According to her brother, Khara Nanda Kharel, she was hit by a car leaving her left leg fractured.

The family source informed this reporter that the hearing-impaired victim is undergoing treatment in a hospital and her detail medical reports are not yet furnished

Goldhap camp completely inundated (4am update)

Kathmandu, August 20, 2009: The continued torrent for the last 12 hours has been completely inundated Goldhap camp on Thursday morning, reports from the camp say. According to the residents, overflow of river Deuniya and a rivulet Baiterni led to inundation of the camp from both the sides. Since the water does not have force, … Read more

Exclusive with PM's Advisor and Balaram Paudyal

Rajan Bhattarai, the foreign affairs advisor of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, says Nepal has no position to make the Bhutanese issue trilateral. While, Balaram Paudyal insists on Indian involvement in the issue. The interview was aimed at creating pressure of Government of Nepal before the PM’s visit to India.

BCA to cope up with training programs

Responding to an appeal of Arizona-based Bhutanese Community in Arizona (BCA), Director of Abounding Service, Gary Develder has said that he would be offering possible training programs to resettled exiled Bhutanese regarding how to get job in the competitive market in USA. Addressing a program organized by the BCA in Arizona recently, Develder said his … Read more

Rescue team save camps from inundation

A rescue team of water induced disasters finally punctured the flood-deposited soil mass creating outlet for inundated water in the Sunduwa River. The rescue team led by Hirananda Jha from Kathmandu yesterday took hours to create an outlet for water. The authority earlier warned the Bhutanese citizens in Beldangi camps and the locals of riparian … Read more

Five months in Denmark

It was not very easy for the Timsina family to make their trip towards Denmark leaving behind their octagenarian mother with family of the youngest brother in Nepal. When there was no choice, they got separated even from the eldest brother’s family moving to another country. It was indeed a hard deal for two segments of Timsina Family in the Internation Organisation for Migration transit camp in Maharajgunj

DNC, BNDP leaders meet Nepalese home minister

Kathmandu, August 15, 2009: Dr. DNS Dhakal, Acting President of Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) and Karma Duptho, Secretary of Druk National Congress (DNC) submitted the application to Nepalese Home Minister Bhim Rawal at latter’s office in Kathmandu drawing attention of  minister  to expedite the process of issuance of Bhutanese refugee identity card. According to … Read more

DNC demands release of political prisoners

New Delhi, August 15, 2009: Druk National Congress (DNC) has asked the government to withdraw cases and sentences against all Bhutanese prisoners who are facing or have been convicted of political offences, offences of political nature and charges made with a view to punish them for political offences, and release them immediately. In a memo … Read more