Beldangi, August 25: Deo Raj Pradhan is appointed as new camp secretary of Beldangi-II on last Wednesday. Pradhan heads Camp Management Committee (CMC) until its next election. Pradhan served in the same post for two years before Hari Adhikari Bangaley. Dil Bahadur Khadka has been appointed as deputy camp secretary. The shuffle in camp management … Read more
Thimphu, August 25: Till yesterday 303650 voters of the 400626 eligible voters registered to vote for the National Council(NC) elections in December. The first draft Electoral Roll released by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) yesterday stated the registration. ECB says Trashigang dzongkhag has the highest number with 33977 registered voters. It has 45,915 eligible voters. … Read more
Kathmandu, August 25: We are getting reports from readers in Bhutan that Bhutantimes.com has been blocked again and the site statistics seem to confirm this. We aren't sure what exactly is going on but certainly feel this is a highly regrettable action. BT has been taking some flak recently on this issue (on the forum … Read more
NEW DELHI, Aug 21 – Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh has said that India will work with Nepal and all concerned parties to resolve the festering Bhutanese refugee crisis. "India will work with all parties, especially Nepal, in order to improve the state of refugees and find a solution that will ensure their dignity … Read more
Thimphu, August 22: In a mountainous country, flight service would be a better alternative of transportation than land transport, despite being costly for a poor country like Bhutan. Yet, interests have spelled out to start a private air service. This week’s Bhutan Times weekly published a story stating that Yangphel Tours and Treks and the … Read more
Sanischare, August 22: Birtamod police have arrested one exiled Bhutanese, Arun Gurung of Shanishchare-based Refugee Camp on a charge of involving in different robberies. Following the tip off, police arrested him from Goldhap Camp on Saturday evening, said Police Inspector Dilip Raj Jha at Birtamod Area Police Office. Nepali dalies quoted him being involved in … Read more
Kathmandu, August 22: Officials at Ministry of Foreign Affairs have said that office of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) set up at Damak, Jhapa cannot accelerate the resettlement of exiled Bhutanese unless Nepal signs to become its member. Nepal needs to be a member of IOM to initiate resettlement of Bhutanese in camps but no enough … Read more
What should the Bhutanese voter expect in 2008? The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa and the People’s Democratic Party formally applied this week to register as political parties to contest the 2008 elections. In the absence of any other parties being formed, one of these parties will form the first elected government and the other will sit … Read more
Kathmandu, August 19: Bhutanese government has lifted its decision of blocking bhutantimes.com from being viewed inside the country. The earlier action had been taken because officials claimed the site had been covering 'controversial issues'. A good decision has been taken by government: BT is now no longer blocked in Bhutan, quoted the online version of the … Read more
Kathmandu, August, 18: Senior Nepalese leaders offered the last tribute to the deceased R.B. Basnet in Bir Hospital today. Nepalese Minister for Peace Ram Chandra Poudel, Finance Minister Dr. Ram Saran Mahat, Vice-President of Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala and former Foreign Minister Chakra Prashad Bastola paid last tribute to the late Basnet. Several Bhutanese students, … Read more