Thimphu, May 09: Chief Justice Sonam Tobgey, who was the chairman of constitution drafting committee, presented the draft constitution before the parliament for deliberations and adoption. On the second day of the parliament session on Friday, the members of the parliament began discussion on the drafted constitution before it is endorsed. The current parliament session … Read more
Thimphu, May 08: The government decides to establish a medical college to address the shortage of medical workforce in the country. The college will be functional within the next two years. With the increasing reports of the shortage of medical workers in the country, the government has also directed the Health Ministry to reinstate retired doctors … Read more
By: Mary Ann Zehr Sharon Birnkrant, the principal of H.W. Smith School in Syracuse, N.Y., is accustomed to receiving refugees from countries she knows little about. So when she heard from a refugee worker that a group of refugees from Bhutan would be resettled in Syracuse this school year, she went into research mode. Armed … Read more
Thimphu, May 08: The first sitting of the Bhutan’s parliament began in the capital on Thursday, with members and parties expressing commitments to ushering ‘democracy’. The 72 parliamentarians, 25 of the upper house National Council and 47 of the lower house National Assembly gathered at the NA hall in their sitting. King Jigme Khesar had … Read more
Beldangi, March 6: Local medical staffs of AMDA-Nepal working in camps have started protest demanding raise in their salary. They are working with black ribbon on hands from two days urging to raise their monthly salary by 100 percent. One of the officials said their salary has not been raised from seven years. They also … Read more
Khudunabari, May 06: An unidentified group attacked the vehicle of International Organization of Migration (IOM) at Sanischare road on Monday. Some nine people with mask attacked the vehicle while the exiled Bhutanese were being taken back to Khudunabari camp after being interviewed in Damak for third country resettlement. The vehicle was attacked around 4:30 local … Read more
Kathmandu, May 6: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), issuing a joint statement, have today condemned the attack on IOM vehicle near Khudunabari camp. The release stated that IOM and UNHCR condemned the attack on IOM bus on Monday by some masked men near Khudunabari camp, which resulted … Read more
Thimphu, May 06: Government has banned the production and sell of meat in the country for another one month effective from Monday. The National Assembly during its 89th session had decided to put restriction on production and selling of meat items on special days including first, fourth and last month according to Bhutanese calendar. The … Read more
Thimphu, May 06: On Monday, in a public function, information minister Nanda Lal Rai made video call to minister for works and human settlement Yeshey Zimba. It was the inaugural ceremony of Bhutan Telecom’s new commercial service – 3G GPRS and EDGS that enhanced the internet access of the Bhutanese people. Speaking on the occasion, … Read more
Kathmandu, May 02: Leader of CPI-M Sitaram Yechuri made U-turn in his earlier stand that his party would support the repatriation of exiled Bhutanese to their homesteads. Yechuri while speaking to journalists in Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Friday said since the issue was between Nepal and Bhutan, India wishes not to intervene. He denied commenting … Read more