Beldangi-2, November 7: Armed Police Force(APF) arrested Chabilal Kharel, resident of sector G-4 Hut number 7-8 early this morning at 5 am. Family sources quoted that around a dozen of APF arrived at and surrounded the hut at 3 am. However, the family refused to open the door until morning. "We can shoot him wherever […]
Goldhap, November 02: The US assistant secretary Ellen Sauerbrey in her visit to camps in Jhapa, where the exiled Bhutanese have been living for the last 17 years, has officially urged the exiled Bhutanese to apply for resettlement in the US. BNS manager Vidhyapati Mishra, who reached Beldangi and Goldhap camp along with the team of […]
Thimphu, November 03: The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has said National Council election in those Dzongkhags that have one or no candidates will be held on January 29 next year. The districts having two or more candidates will go voting on December 26. The commissioned has notified that last date for filing nominations in […]
Beldangi, November 01: The Bhutan Gajal Manch in a recent public function has awarded five personalities recently for their contribution in favor of the Bhutanese community in exile. Ganga Ram Lamitarey has been awarded for his contribution to promoting media among the Bhutanese youths. Nawaraj Lamsal, a radio jockey of Radio Nepal and Mani Kamal […]
Thimphu, November 01: The Dutch royal couple has completed its four day tour to Bhutan on Tuesday expressing willingness to return to this hilly kingdom for another visit. "I really enjoy high mountains but, in the meantime, we will be following with great interest what is happening in your country," the Netherlands crown prince Willem […]
Samdrup Jongkhar November 01: The police administration in the district has asked the local residents to keep vigil on any new people seen around the town. The security officers and local administration held secret meeting on October 24 to discuss the security situation of the district taking into consideration the vulnerability of the area where […]
Damak, November 1: Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Ellen Sauerbrey is visiting Beldangi-I and Goldhap camps today. The US secretary along with US Ambassador Nancy Pouel, UNHCR's Nepal's chief Abraham Abraham, WFP country director in Nepal Richard Regan and Chief District Officcer(CDO) of Jhapa, Jaya Mukunda Khanal visited office of […]
Kathmandu, October 31: Chairman of Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee (BMSC) Tek Nath Rizal urged the United States to hold talks with Nepal, India and Bhutan jointly before beginning the third country settlement of the exiled Bhutanese on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists in the Nepalese capital Rizal said resettlement merely would not give solution of the […]
Kathmandu, October 31: Bhutanese human rights leader Tek Nath Rizal and Ratan Gazmere have separately met with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey at the US Ambassador to Nepal Nancy Powel’s residence in Kamaladi, Kathmandu Wednesday evening. Sauerbrey arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday evening. Leader Rizal denied speaking on […]
Kathmandu, October 30: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun providing information to the exiled Bhutanese on matters relating to third country resettlement, quoted Nepal's national news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). RSS has further stated that people in Camps are being invited to the UNHCR Office where they are briefed about […]