By Thomas Hardaker After the dramatic, ground breaking election Nepali hopes are running high for the commencement of the new Maoist government. In view of their accession to power, the international community has expressed its desire for co-operation, most notably India. India's foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee has announced the visit of a delegation to Kathmandu … Read more
Hague (Netherlands), May 13: So far, 16 exiled Bhutanese from three familes arrived in The Netherlands under third country resettlement program. Leela Chhetri and her younger sister Ganga Chhetri from Beldangi -I arrived here first a couple of months back followed by Kharka family of 5 members from khudunabari and Rizal family of 9 members … Read more
Birtamod, April 13: The Natioanl Front for Democracy (NFD) Bhutan has sent a memurandum to the King urging early resolution of exile issue. "As a universally accepted principle, the values of multi-party parliamentary democracy are to ensure and safeguard equal rights, freedom and justice to the people of all sections of society and individuals. It … Read more
"They have lived in camps since being driven from Bhutan in the early 1990s."By Krista J. Kapralos, Herald WriterThe government of their homeland claims to be more concerned with the national happiness rating than with its gross domestic product. One nickname for the tiny Himalayan nation is Shangri-La. For about 100,000 people, living in Bhutan … Read more
Kathmandu, May 13: The statistical figure of exiled Bhutanese being resettled in different countries under the third country resettlement program as of Sunday reached 450, said a weekly radio-program run by Communication Corner that quoted an unnamed source at the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A total of at least 150 individuals from Morang-based Sanischare … Read more
The luck finally favors Suk Maya Rai, 31 of Jhapa-based Beldangi-II camp under Sector I/3-22 of seeing her children pursuing better and higher education, since she was resettled in Norway some months back. The assurances given by the UNHCR before her departure from Nepal are almost met by the Norwegian government. “I have nothing to … Read more
New Delhi, May 13: Druk National Congress expressed hope that Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh will advise the Bhutanese rulers to end exclusive and elitist democracy. In a memorandum submitted to Dr Singh on the eve of his visit to Bhutan, DNC president R. K. Dorji said DNC trusts that Indian Prime Minister … Read more
Damak, May 12: The Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has called for urgent action to save the exiled Bhutanese from victimization and torture of police in the West Bengal state of India. The rights organization, which has been speaking up against discrimination suffered by Nepali speaking Bhutanese under the Druk regime in Bhutan and … Read more
California (USA), May 10: In the last three days 65 Bhutanese have made their way to US, their country of adoption after US government accelerates the resettlement process. Departed from International Organization for Migration (IOM) transit camp in Kathmandu, May 7, en-route Abu Dabhi International Airport, 30 members of nine families arrived the JFK Intternational … Read more
Kathmandu, May 10: United States, who has vowed to resettle over 60,000 exiled Bhutanese, has accelerated the process of resettlement. Along with US, first batch to Australia is planned to leave Kathmandu on Sunday night. A number of families have set off to US this week. The US has said it will take some 8,000 … Read more