Editor When resettlement started in February 2008, most exiled Bhutanese had expected their life to be luxurious with clear destiny in the new homes they are flying to in the western countries. Though offer for resettlement initially brought some irksome response from the refugee community, in later days, it was whole heartedly welcomed. In a recent … Read more
Jacksonville police this morning arrested a felon in Sunday’s fatal shooting of a Bhutanese refugee and learned the victim was targeted because he was an immigrant, according to a state prosecutor. Trumaine Branch, 21, is charged with murder in the death of Hari Adhikari, 21, who was fatally shot during a robbery at the Stonemont … Read more
Beldangi-II, July 30: The four members who are being processed for resettlement in America will soon be taken to join the funeral ceremony of late Hari Lal Adhikari in Florida. According to his brother Padam Lal Adhikari, both International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have assured them of … Read more
Two days after killing a young resettled Bhutanese in America, the Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has strongly condemned the ruthless slain.
The statement issued by the HUROB carried that resettled Bhutanese in America are fearing their safety and dignified living.
Jacksonville (Florida), July 27: Tika Adhikari, 65, father of Hari Lal Adhikari, who was shot and killed, confirmed that his son was gunned-down during an apparent robbery Sunday night at the Stonemont Village Apartments on Jacksonville’s Southside. He was robbed of his wallet and a cell phone by a gunman who shot him at point … Read more
Florida, July 26: Hari Lal Adhikari, 21, a resettled Bhutanese in Jacksonville, Florida killed on the spot by a gunshot from an unknown group at 12:00 am local time. The armed attackers attacked the boy just outside his apartment 2930 Stonemont, said Puspa Gautam in Utah State in America, according to our Norway correspondent. Manoj … Read more
Rajen Giri, the president of Youth Organization of Bhutan (YOB) and Aakash Budathoki, focal person for European region for YOB, currently residing in Sweden, attended the International Union of Socialist Youth World Festival 2009 in Budapest, Hungary this week. The YOB press and publicity department wrote that Giri and Budathoki organized the information session on … Read more
Transcultural Psycho-Social Organsation has said it will start counselling programs inside exiled Bhutanese camps. According to the organisation, the program includes counselling to children and aged group people. The program will be aimed at healing the psychological trauma caused by resettlement process and family division. The program is also targeted as making it as treatment … Read more
Exiled Bhutanese resettled in Norway have observed Bhanu Jayanti today amidst a special function. According to our correspondent Ramesh Gautam, more than 150 exiled Bhutanese observed the day. The program, which was conducted from a stage in Alta, one of the Kommunes (municipality) in the far North, was aired live through Skype in online
Bhim Bahadur Gurung, 26, from Pathri Sanischare camp, sector C-3, hut number 40, was awarded the Third Dan Grading on July 11. Gurung passed the grading examininations conducted by Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) under National Sports Council Nepal. According to Deep Raj Gurung, the mater instructor of the association, Gurung is the only Bhutanese awarded … Read more