Leaders send letters to governments of Nepal, Bhutan

Tek Nath Rizal and Balaram Paudyal yesterday met the Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and requested to grant political asylum for exiled political leaders and human rights activists in Nepal. In a letter addressed to the PM, the duo has asked the government to form a permanent task force to handle the long-standing Bhutanese … Read more

Resettled child dies in accident

Sukmaya Mongar, 7, who was hit by a speedy car at 2:30 pm local time, passed away within an hour in hospital today.

Dilip Dahal, who was an eyewitness in the hospital, said Mongar met the accident while returning from the office of her resettlement agency, International Rescue Committee (IRC). She was with her parents and elder brother

A resettled Bhutanese robbed at gun point

One refugee girl was robbed by a group of three people yesterday at around 12 AM local time in Stone Mountain city in Georgia on August 7. Anupama Koirala, a former refugee from Timai camp, sector B/2, Hut no 19, was returning from her job along with her friends and a brother when the incident … Read more

Another Bhutanese death in US

In less than a month, yet another Bhutanese resettled in United States of America has been reported dead. Nandu Kharel, 27 expired Thursday morning in Boston, Massachusettes. The incident took place at 4.30 am. He had come home after his night shift works in local Airport at 3 am. He was found unconscious on the … Read more

Genetic test to confirm Tandin's deportation

The German authority finally agreed to carry out genetic test for Tandin Wangdi, who continues to remain in prison for the ninth week. “We were granted to conduct deoxy ribonucleic acid (DNA) test on August 5?,said Tshring Penjore, Tandin’s father told Bhutan News Service. However, the result of the DNA test has

Bhutanese stage introductory cultural program

August 02, 2009: The Bhutanese refugees in Syracuse (NY) gathered  at Franklin Magnet Elementary School auditorium to mark the Introductory Cultural Program aimed to introduce themselves to the Americans and other refugee communities on August 1. The program included typical Nepali dances like Sangeeni, folk songs, solo songs, group dances, speech on the history of … Read more