Government continues to laid off old bureaucrats
The government will implement the strategies formulated by Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI) in 63 public agencies shortly to lay off ‘unnecessary’ officials recruited by the former governments
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Aftermath of the Beldangi fire
Police authority in Damak has decided to file a case against one person who was arrested on suspicion of having links for recent fire in Beldangi-II camp
Karki receives Dutch nationality
Ram Bahadur Karki Chhetri, a Netherlands based Bhutanese refugee, who runs business as well, has been awarded citizenship certificates by the Dutch government during a naturalization ceremony held on March 13 at the Hague municipality building
Gift from Dragon: ethnic cleansing
Bhutanese recently resettled in US, joined by those already sought asylum, organized a protest program in front of the Asian Arts Museum in San Francisco where Bhutan showcases the exhibition entitled ‘The Gift from Dragon: Sacred Arts of Bhutan’
A journalist in hunger strike
Shantiram Acharya, former reporter with The Bhutan Reporter, published by Association of Press Freedom Activists Bhutan in exile, has started hunger strike in Chemgang central jail from Monday
HUROB irked by inept responses on Katwal’s strike
Human Rights Organization of Bhutan has expressed serious concern over the inept responses from the government to address the demands raised by N. L. Katwal who has been in hunger strike in Chemgang central jail, Thimph
Minister’s plan to curb forest fire
Minister for Agriculture Pema Gyamtsho unveiled his plan on how to curb the increasing incidents of forest fire across the country in the last few years that has destroyed large areas of plantation
New Bhutanese org in Californa
California in United States who already has two Bhutanese organizations saw yet another as newly resettled joined with few already taking asylum to form another
Car rally arrives Thimphu
The Indo-Bhutan Friendship Car rally, that started in Siliguri in India reached Thimphu on Friday afternoon
Punakha Tshechu begins
The annual festival of Punakha Tshechu has begun in Punakha on Friday with formal inauguration by Je Khempo, who also observed chham performances