Belbari (Morang), September 10: Nepalese Police have arrested five people along with a secretary of Village Development Committee (VDC), Rajghat in Morang district on allegation of providing Nepalese citizenship to exiled Bhutanese. They had helped Basanti Pariyar, 22, of Pathri camp to get the citizenship through a false guardian. Her name has been changed as […]
Thimphu, September 8: His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has directed the cabinet to be more transparent, responsible, act proactively and prepare for historic political change taking place in 2008. Addressing the council of ministers at its special meeting to hand over the prime ministership to Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, king said the government should work […]
Kathmandu, September 09: Nepalese deputy prime minister and foreign minister K. P. Oli said his government would take decisive steps to address the stranded issue of exiled Bhutanese. He was talking to journalists in his office in Nepalese capital of Kathmandu about the progress made by new government it hundred days' life. Oli added Bhutan's […]
Phuentsholing, September 07: Bhutan Police arrested 14 exiled Bhutanese demonstrators who recently entered Phuentsholing after evading the police. Out of 51 who arrived here from the camps in Nepal, 14 had managed to enter Bhutan. Police arrested immediately after they started demonstrating showing placards and banners. Aaiman Rai of Bhutan Gorkha National Liberation Front (BGNLF) […]
Damak, September 05: A meeting of the seven political parties and the Maoists in Nepal held on Sunday in Jhapa decided on making proper security arrangements in the camps. As per the decision, police and the Maoist militia will be jointly mobilised in order to curb anti-social activities in the camps. So far only the […]
Thimphu, September 2: The delegation of the US congress currently in Bhutan visit has urged Bhutan government to accept its citizens in Nepal and initiate repatriation process. Republican Congress member Jim Kolbe, leader of the delegation, who is also the Chairman of the Sub Committee on Foreign Operations, called on the Bhutan government for repatriation of […]
New Delhi, September 2: Intellectuals and media persons of India have sought for permanent solution of Bhutanese refugee stalemate. They have also urged Bhutan, Nepal and India to work jointly. The Bhutan solidarity which returned from camp visit said they stressed that India has important role in finding the solution. They have also claimed if […]
Sanischare, September 01: The parliamentary committee on foreign relations and human rights of the Nepalese House of Representatives has visited the Sanischare camp in Morang district on Thursday and received suggestions from the exiled Bhutanese regarding the long-standing crisis and way forward for solution. The committee chairman Suresh Karki led the team. Other members of […]
Kathmandu, September 1: After the completion of verification, Nepalese Foreign Ministry has agreed to exit Travel Document (TD) to 16 most vulnerable exiled Bhutanese categorized by UNHCR. According to sources, the verified includes a man, one mother along with a baby and 14 young girls involved in rape cases. Among them, one of the girls […]
Kathmandu, September 1: Considering the escalating frustration in exiled camps, The Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) has appealed to the government of Bhutan, Nepal and India to come forward with the time bound framework and address the dilemma at the earliest. BNDP has asked the Nepal and Bhutan government to immediately begin the verification of […]