New Delhi, December 28: A Buddhist monk from Bhutan has burnt himself to death at Buddhism's holiest shrine in India, Reuters quoted Indian police as saying on Friday. According to the reports from Bodhgaya, hundreds of pilgrims gathered at this holy place watched the monk, in his 80s, sit in meditation at the Mahabodhi temple … Read more
Beldangi, December 27: Two exiled have urged the Nepalese government’s home ministry to reconsider giving ‘refugee’ status to their wives who are not the Bhutanese citizens taking asylum in Nepal. In a letter sent to Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula of Nepal on Wednesday, Jas Bahadur Baniya of Beldangi II and Deo Kumar Lohagun of … Read more
Kathmandu, December 25: An exiled Bhutanese who had left for Gujarat, India, in search of job two months ago is found dead in mysterious condition in Maharastra of India, Nepal’s national news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti reported on Monday. Man Bahadur Bhattarai, 51, a temporary resident of Sanischhare camp in Morang, had gone to Gujarat … Read more
Siliguri, December 25: A Bhutanese delegation led by S. Thinley, Chief District Officer (dzongda) of Sarpang district, held a closed-door meeting with officials of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri of BTAD, Assam. These districts in Assam have territorial relation with Bhutanese side. The meeting was held on Monday at Kokrajhar Circuit House. It reviewed the … Read more
Kathmandu, December 22: Five private radio stations have formed a network to launch radio program for exiled Bhutanese. Managing director of Communication Corner, Gopal Guragai informed Bhutan News Service (BNS) that all procedures have been completed to start airing Saranarthi Sandesh from January 9. "The program goes on air from Ujyalo FM Kathmandu, and Mechi … Read more
Kathmandu, December 22: The Bhutanese Communist Party (Maoist) has taken responsibility of shooting Arjun Subba, an exiled Bhutanese at Beldangi I camp, government owned Nepalese daily The Rising Nepal said on Saturday. The daily quoted a statement by the party chairman Surya that Subba was shot as per the plan of the party. He said … Read more
Kathmandu, December 22: Around 10 huts have been gutted but the fire in Beldangi I camp in Jhapa on Saturday evening. Other dozen huts have been dismantled for controlling the fire. According to our correspondents Indra Timsina and Puranaghare in Beldangi I, the fire started from the hut of Kabita Bishwa in Sector B hut … Read more
California, December 21: The first convention of the Bhutanese American Community Center (BACC) was held on December 16 in Mount Everest Restaurant at Berkeley California. Bhutanese dwelling in California formed BACC last year. The convention elected its executive members. BACC unanimously elected Bir Thapa as chair person quoted the release issued by BACC. Other executive … Read more
Kathmandu, December 16: At a time when violence are erupting inside exiled Bhutanese camps, camp secretaries of all seven camps have appealed to Government of Nepal (GoN) to urge the UNHCR to stop motivation by hut-to-hut campaign for third country resettlement. In an appeal issued to the prime minister of Nepal, camp secretaries have demanded … Read more
Kathmandu, December 20: Three Bhutanese media organizations operating from exile for establishing press freedom in Bhutan have said their deep attention has been drawing towards escalating violence and subsquent intimidation of journalists associated with Bhutan News Service (BNS). In a joint press statement issued on Thursday, Association of Press Freedom Activists – Bhutan, Third World Media Network … Read more