Khudunabari, January 23: Two Bhutanese students (names withheld) studying inside Bhutan have stated that students from Nepali-ethnic community are denied opportunities to pursue their higher education despite their high score and better performances in examination. The two girl students who have recently visited camps of the exiled Bhutanese in Nepal have reported the annual fee … Read more
Jaigaon (India), January 23: Mon Maya Chhetri, 39, was seriously injured in the blast that flared in Gedu, Chukha last week. Badly injured Chhetri is undergoing treatment in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) reported regime’s mouthpiece Kuensel. Doctors on Monday operated and removed a splinter from her right thigh. “She will be operated today again to … Read more
Kathmandu, January 26: A family of six members from Beldangi II camp reached Norway safely. A highly placed source informed Bhutan News Service that the family was received in Norway a couple of days ago. Last year some families from the camps were resettled in Canada. Bhutan News Service
Jaigaon, Jan 27: A watch team of Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) swapped fire with a militant group in Dhanessey of Tsirang district on Jan 16, reported RBA spokesperson yesterday. RBA accused the group had come from exile Bhutanese camps and was affiliated with Bhutan Tiger Force. RBA also reported that its petrol arrested Dal Bahadur Tamang … Read more
Kakarvitta, January 22: A new armed outfit has owned the responsibility of the recent serial blasts inside the country that rocked four districts in a short span of time. In a declaration issued by ‘KARMA’ of the United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan, that never appeared in surface before, said the blasts were intended to foil … Read more
Kathmandu, January 22: Stating that the Royal Bhutan Police's claim of their party's involvement in serial bombings in Bhutan on Sunday was a conspiracy to defame party, Community Party of Bhutan (CPB-MLM) flatly denied to own up responsibility of the explosions. Central Committee Member of CPB-MLM 'Milan' over a telephone conversation from undisclosed location termed … Read more
New Delhi, January 22: The Druk National Congress (DNC) led by Rongthong Kuenley Dorji has categorically denounced the recent serial bombing that rocked four district ahead of the polls. The party also condemned the use of any violence to achieve democracy. “It believes that a violent approach undermines the very foundation of democracy that is … Read more
Beldangi, January 23: Police has arrested at least three including the camp secretary of Beldangi-II extension Ghanapati Adhikari in connection to the shooting of WFP security guard on Tuesday. An unidentified group had shot a security guard of World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday at around 4.20 pm during his duty hour in Beldangi-II extension … Read more
Siliguri (India), January 20: Forward Bloc General Secretary Debarata Biswas said "India, Nepal and Bhutan should jointly solve the problem of the Bhutanese in exile," reported Mohan Tamang who was coordinating the Indian MPs team from Siliguri to Jhapa. The Indian authorities’ tried to stop the delegation in Bagdogra airport. However, Biswas refused them and … Read more
Kathmandu, January 20: Four bomb blasts took place between 11.10 am and 2.10 pm in four different dzongkhags on Sunday, including one in the capital, Thimphu, Kuensel reported. According to Kuensel, the first blast went off at 11:10 am near the vegetable market in Samste district that did not injure any one or damage property. … Read more