ST. LOUIS — Ganga Ram Upreti fusses with his hair, combing it back with his fingers. He can't find an oil here that he is accustomed to using, so strands fall into his eyes as he shows off his new home. Of all the things he has had to deal with in his first month … Read more
We are gathered here to discuss the different aspects of the problem of Bhutanese refugees who are languishing in seven camps of Nepal and also who are scattered in north-eastern part of India and West Bengal without having the refugee status. We all know the numbers of refugees in UNHCR managed camps which is around … Read more
Voters in the secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan became the world's newest democracy Monday when the nation held its first elections and ended more than 100 years of royal rule. Voters had a choice of two political parties from which to pick 47 members of a lower house. According to preliminary results, the Druk … Read more
THIMPHU, BHUTAN — In this idyllic Himalayan country that measures progress by its "gross national happiness" index, the stoplight just didn't cut it. Residents here in the capital complained that Bhutan's one and only automated traffic signal was too impersonal. It got taken down. Now, a white-gloved police officer gracefully directs motorists. A lone man … Read more
With incidents of violence escalating inside the Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal, exiled journalists living there have repeatedly reported facing 'trouble' due to threats from the local authorities. SafetyThe Bhutanese media sector operating in exile in Nepal has long faced pressure, internal intimidation and an unfavorable working environment in exercising their right to provide information. … Read more
Tashi Wangdi wrote in Kuensel that the Bhutanese leaders in exile are behind the recent blasts the rocked the Himalayan kingdom ahead of the polls and intended to mean that all those fighting repatriation present a false façade outside. Right at first, all leaders have condemned the blasts and stressed the need for peaceful solution … Read more
Bhutan’s image as an otherworldly and harmonious kingdom was rocked on 20 January by coordinated bomb blasts in the capital, Thimpu, and three other locations. The bombs caused minimal damage but generated political shockwaves at a time when the Himalayan state is struggling to transform itself from an autocratic monarchy into a democracy. The second-round … Read more
It is certain that you would feel astonished if you luckily happen to meet her and other family members in a small-congested room in Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu – this is because her family is eagerly waiting for January 7, the scheduled-date to depart for Norway and begin a new life. A Bhutanese woman along … Read more
Bhutan is a small country covering an area of 45,500 sq.kms with a population of seven Lakhs and the system of governance there is absolute hereditary monarchy. Bhutanese people have been agitating peacefully and non-violently for the establishment of an elected Democratic Government with a constitutional monarchy. More than a lakh Bhutanese who were agitating … Read more
At a time when the election date is drawing nearer in Bhutan, the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) has once again begun inflicting atrocities on innocent citizens of ethnic Nepali origin. The state-directed court recently announced jail terms ranging from 5-9 years to 30 innocent civilian from the southern district of the country for their … Read more