Thimphu, December 08: The king said and the Prime Minister repeated dozen times that the centenary and coronation celebrations of the fifth king would remain simple and less luxurious. However, results have come different. A total of Nu 19 million was allocated for the celebrations, that still continue, monitored by Citizen’s Initiative for Centenary and … Read more
The government of Bhutan is very serious regarding finding an amicable solution to the Bhutanese refugee crisis and has formed a high-level team comprising of government ministers for this, a senior Bhutanese minister said Friday. Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Minister for Agriculture of the Royal government of Bhutan told Nepalnews.com that the protracted crisis has been … Read more
Beldangi-I, December 5: The fifth23rd World Volunteer Day (WVD) has been celebrated with various programs today. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Tatsuo MIZUNO and In-charge for Economic Cooperation, Kenichi Tanito, along with various official of UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Lutheran World Federation, World Food Programme, AMDA-Nepal and the government of Nepal have witnessed various cultural and … Read more
Thimphu, December 3: The US Senator John McChain has arrived for a three day visit today. Led by McChain, 15 member delegation also includes Joseph Lieberman, a Senator from South Carolina. The delegation has arrived Thimphu to make ground study of the latest political changes taking place in Bhutan. According to the Ministry of Foreign … Read more
Kathmandu, December 3: The Bhutanese based in Europe have extended monetary of assistance of 38, 200 Nepali currency for treatment of Dhan Kumar Rai, who was released after 17 years of rigorous imprisonment a month back. "We have contributed this amount for treatment of DK Rai, who showed his courage and power to sacrifice for … Read more
Thimphu, December 04: India power minister Sushilkumar Shinde will arrive Thimphu today on a three-day visit to push ahead the projects on hydropower generation. He will hold discussion with government officials and political leaders on opportunities in hydro power sector. The 15-member delegation will hold extensive debates on implementation of eight hydropower projects which will … Read more
Phuentsholing, December 01: The Visva Bharati University in West Bengal state of India has dropped the name of Bhutan’s fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuk from the list of recipients of the Desikottoma award. In a ‘meet the press’ program of the university on Sunday, the vice chancellor Rajat Kanti told journalists that the name was … Read more
Beldangi-I, December 1: A total of 153 children under 18 from various camps voted for their central coordinator today here. " I am very excited to be elected as the central coordinator ", said Sunita Gurung, 16, of Timai camp. Gurung received 37 votes followed by Tek Nath Sanyashi, 17, of Beldangi-II, who received 35 … Read more
Som Baral had a good job as a math teacher in Nepal and ran a small grocery store on the side. The money was enough that his family could afford to rent an apartment outside the camp that held Bhutanese refugees. But Baral knew the future was uncertain, especially for his 8-year-old daughter, Sabina. So, … Read more
Kathmandu, November 28: Nepal Resettlement Program Manager for International Organisation for Migration (IOM), David Derthick, also the IOM Head of Sub-Office Damak has said the resettlement program for exiled Bhutanese is gaining huge momentum. In an interview with Bhutan News Service (BNS), Derthick said where there is a refugee resettlement program, there will be attempts … Read more