Kathmandu, October 21: A group of exiled Bhutanese led by chairman of Human Rights Organization of Bhutan S. B. Subba submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal Monday urging the Nepalese government to take up efforts for repatriation. In a memorandum submitted to PM Dahal, the group claimed resettlement to third … Read more
Thimphu, October 21: A UN agency has recommended for reserved seats for over 3.4 percent disabled population in the country in the government services. The government service only has two disabled so far and the Royal Civil Service Commission rejects the idea of reservation for the disables. The government has not made any special arrangement … Read more
Thimphu, October 21: To pacify the rising coldness between finance ministry and pay commission on raising the salary of the government officials, Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley assured at lest 50 percent salary hike for most. Yet, he mentioned some 2,000 out of 20,000 government employees will have only 40 percent rise, what he says is … Read more
Thimpu, October 18: The lofty and ambitious budget the new government brought in this year is gradually making implications and government is now forced to introduce treasury bill. The government is likely to bring in, shortly, treasury bill to finance the budget deficit of Nu 3.19 billion. The pay hike proposal and continued inflation cut … Read more
Thimphu, October 18: Finance Ministry Friday submitted a report to Prime Minister on revising the pay scale of the government employees, which is against the recommendation made by Pay Commission. Pay commission had proposed a lofty increase for senior government officials and the member of the cabinet. However, the new proposal by the ministry has … Read more
By Subel BhandariDaily Times The 36 hours of flights from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to New York was the first international flying experience for the refugees IN Zurich’s gleaming airport, Bhutanese refugee Dambari Kumari Adhikari was exhausted but amazed. “Look at this place,” she said as she gazed in wonder at the neat roads and sleek … Read more
Thenews.com10/17/2008 BELDANGI REFUGEE CAMP, Nepal: In a secluded corner of a refugee camp in southern Nepal, Nirmal Chettri outlines his plans for waging a bloody “people’s war” on the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. With the intense stare of the ideologically fervent, the 26-year-old said his organisation, the Bhutan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist), was ready to … Read more
The Bhutan Reporter (TBR) monthly has stepped in the fifth year of its continuous publication. TBR, published by Bhutan Media Society (BMS) under Association of Press Freedom Activists Bhutan, started its hardcopy prints from October 2004. Issuing a press statement on the eve of its fifth anniversary, the BMS has extended words of gratitude to … Read more
Thimphu, October 17: The new motor service center recently unveiled by the government in Olarangchu has become a headache for vehicle owners in Thimphu with swift increase the rate of service charge. The workshop owners say they have been forced to charge more because the rent of the new land is very high. Rates have … Read more
Phuentsholing, October 18: A leader of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling said the Kalimpong and Duars in north-east states of India rightfully belongs to Bhutan, for which Bhutan was receiving compensation. According to Indian daily Statesman, GJMM chief Bimal Gurung said Kalimpong and Duars rightfully belonged to Bhutan for which the Indian government was still paying an … Read more