Kathmandu, October 28: Chairman of Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee (BMSC) Tek Nath Rizal has met with Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today morning and discussed on the issues of third country resettlement. Rizal quoted the PM as having said that the Nepal government has given formal approval for third country resettlement. Rizal further […]
Kathmandu, October 29: Bhutanese Refugee Children Forum (BRCF) has begun three-day art exhibition at Nepal Art Council in the capital city of Nepal from October 29 targeted at giving a comprehensive overview of the situation prevailing in exiled Bhutanese camps. Speaking on the inaugural session, UNHCR country representative in Nepal Abraham Abraham said that the […]
Amritsar, October 26: The Bhutanese delegates consisting of 40 exiled Bhutanese led by Mohan Tamang participated in South Asain People's Conclave in Amritsar, Punjab yesterday. The event lasts until today. The event is being organized by Punnarjyot, an offshoot of Spring Dale Educational Society in coordination with Indian Social Institute, Action Aid and Imagine New […]
Kathmandu, October 27: The US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey will travel to Nepal, Bhutan and India from October 29 to November 9. According to State Department, she will meet with refugees benefiting from United States government funded programs in the region during her visit. She will also assess […]
Thimphu, October 27: Two weeks later Chukha administration fired two Tshogpas in Phuentsholing for attending the political meet of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as per complaints filed by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), PDP has submitted nine specific complaints to the Election Commission against DPT. The PDP complaints include ‘acts of coercion, deception, illegal fund […]
Damak, October 22: Bhutan News Service (BNS) and Pathivara FM in Damak have reached an agreement on October 21 to air a weekly program from this local station from mid November. According to agreement, the half-an-hour program will be aired from the radio on Thursdays 7:00 p.m. from November 15. The program is being aired from Nepal […]
Hague, October 24: The Netherlands based Bhutanese human rights worker Ram Bahadur Karki has appealed the Dutch royal couples to raise the issue of Bhutanese citizens evicted out of country during their visit to Bhutan. Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander and the Crown Princess Maxima will make their Bhutan visit from October 28 to 30. […]
Kathmandu, October 24: Media Situation in Bhutan has worsened this year even though the government claimed it is working to establish democratic government by holding first general elections soon. It lost by 18 places compared to last year. The worldwide press freedom index published recently by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has placed Bhutan in […]
Kathmandu, October 24: Druk National Congress (DNC) led by Rongthong kuenley Dorji has asked the government to immediately release those arrested and kept in Samdrup Jongkhar and Mongar if government plans to hold free and fair elections. In a statement on Wednesday, DNC president R. K. Dorji said, “The government must recognize their right to […]
Thimpbum October 23: The Election Commission has announced that the elections to the National Council, the Upper House of the bicameral legislature, will be held on December 26. The candidates willing to contest the elections would be allowed to campaign from November 30. The commission said the candidates have to get approval from the gewog […]