Goldhap, March 9: Sawaswati Mishra, 80, has passed away this morning here. Medical Officer, Dr. Shyam Shresthat of Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, hospital confirmed the death of the octogenarian. Displaced due to fire, she was suffering from asthma and pressure. She was a registered in sector A-1, Hut number 61. India Timsina/Bhutan News … Read more
Kathmandu, March 9: More than a dozen of Bhutanese dwelling in the Netherlands have contributed 100, 000 Nepalese currency for fire victims in Goldhap. Chatra Rai, who coordinated for the collection, informed Bhutan News Service that the amount has already been sent to Caritas-Nepal to mobilize the fund. The other contributors included Ram Bdr. Karki … Read more
Birtamode, March 6: Bhutan Peoples Party (BPP) has expressed gratitude to Government of Nepal (GoN) for extending three million Nepalese rupees to inferno-victims in Goldhap camp. Issuing a press release, BPP also expressed gratitude to those who extended support to bring the inferno under the control. "The role played by Mechi Tunes, Pathibhara, Kanchanjunga and … Read more
Birtamode, March 4: Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) has appreciated the efforts made by the people of Nepal, Government of Nepal, and the International Community to provide relief assistance to inferno victims in Goldhap Camp. In a press statement issued today, Party’s vice-president Dr. D. N. S. Dhakal also called upon all Bhutanese people whether … Read more
Druk National Congress is deeply anguished and saddened at this moment of greatest tragedy heaped on the unfortunate families by an outbreak of fire at Goldhap Refugee Camp (Jhapa, Nepal), leaving more than 10,000 refugee homeless. The Bhutanese refugees, already living nightmare of a life as refugee, since last seventeen years – whole family holed … Read more
Kathmandu, March 03: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refuted that its staffs had not reached Goldhap camp on Saturday evening to help control the spreading fire. In a letter to editor, UNHCR's external relations assistant based in Kathmandu Nini Gurung said UNHCR staffs as well as from its NGO partners were in the … Read more
Goldhap, March 03: 250 temporary plastic tents have been set up in open area nearby the camp to shelter to fire victims of Goldhap on Monday. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) supplied the tents. However, financial reimbursement will be made to LWF by government of Nepal as assured by Home Minister. The situation has become difficult to manage … Read more
With incidents of violence escalating inside the Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal, exiled journalists living there have repeatedly reported facing 'trouble' due to threats from the local authorities. SafetyThe Bhutanese media sector operating in exile in Nepal has long faced pressure, internal intimidation and an unfavorable working environment in exercising their right to provide information. … Read more
Kathmandu, March 03: Newly elected president of Youth Organization of Bhutan Rajan Giri based in California has appealed all exiled Bhutanese in the United States to contribute for fire victims of Goldhap camp. "This tragic incident has intensified the agony of citizens in Goldhap which I believe would adversely affect entire exiled Bhutanese population," he … Read more
Goldhap, March 03: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has announced immediate relief packages with cash amount to exiled Bhutanese in Goldhap camp. A statement issued by Guterres mentions that the agency is urgently mobilising all resources, with the help from the government, to get shelter, food and comfort got the exiled Bhutanese in … Read more