By Mary WarnerGunaraj Luitel, a chef at an Indian restaurant in Susquehanna Twp., was a reporter for a weekly newspaper in Katmandu, Nepal, 18 years ago when thousands of refugees expelled from nearby Bhutan reached his country. It was a huge story, one he helped cover for years afterward. Now, he'll be part of a … Read more
Australia, June 20: Australian government said it will continue to resettle the exiled Bhutanese in support of finding a solution of the two-decade long crisis. Australia’s Immigration Minister Chris Evans said on Friday, “We will also continue to resettle Bhutanese refugees from Nepal as part of the international work to resolve this protracted problem.” Senator … Read more
Kathmandu, June 19: Marking World Refugee Day on Friday 20 June, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said that providing protection for refugees today is vastly more challenging than when his office began work in 1951 trying to find solutions for Europeans uprooted in the aftermath of World War II. “Old barriers to human … Read more
It was our wish not to celebrate this day – World Refugee Day – since the day we arrived Nepal hoping that we might at the earliest get back to our country. Despite our hopes and expectations, this is the 18th year, we are observing this day in our capacity of refugee. Our hopes to … Read more
Kathmandu, June 18: The US Embassy in Kathmandu and UNHCR have denied that any non-Bhutanese has been resettled in the US under the third country resettlement program. In a joint statement issued by the embassy and UNHCR on Wednesday has clarified that recent news reports saying a few people have managed their way to the US, as … Read more
Thimphu, June 18: The smallest nation but largest producer of electricity in the region, Bhutan is likely to face acute shortage of power in the wake of increasing industrial activities. Most of the projects currently in progress in the country are meant to supply power to India. The country lacks any smaller hydels to supply … Read more
New Delhi, June 18: International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) announce its second World Peace Tour to Bhutan in collaboration with and organized by Sacred Himalaya Travel. The tour comes at a time Bhutan is undergoing drastic change in its history. The focus for this second IIPT World Peace as a Tour of Kindness … Read more
By T. P. Mishra Human beings are social ani-mals who are po- litically influenced, and they are certain to get involved in political demonstrations aimed at raising voices for the stablishment of their rights. Though it is one of the fundamental rights, Bhutanese refugees in Nepal are barred from staging a peaceful campaign or other programmes … Read more
Thimpu, June 18: After repeated allegations that custom officials in Phuentsholing have been bribed for transportation of goods into the country without paying customs, they have seized tobacco products worth Nu. 200,000 recently. The products were seized from Indian maruti vans for two times, first near Norgay movie theatre carrying 200 boxes of cigarettes worth … Read more
Thimpu, June 18: The continued attack by the wild elephants on their crops forced the farmers in Sipsu geog under Samtse district spend sleepless night guarding their crops. The attack has been continued for the last few weeks, destroying large part of the planted crops, government office, school buildings and houses in the geog. The … Read more