Kathmandu, November 26: Bhutan People’s Party (BPP) said the offer of the third country resettlement was part of the larger conspiracy to support the autocracy of the Bhutanese regime and against the democratic struggle of Bhutan. In a statement on Monday, BPP president Bala Ram Poudel said lack of transparency in the activities of the … Read more
New Delhi, November 25. A delegation of Indian MPs is scheduled to visit Thimphu and take an account of the preparation of the first democratic elections in Bhutan. A release issued by Anand Swaroop Verma of Bhutan Solidarity disclosed this fact. The decision was made unanimously in a seminar organized by Bhutan Solidarity in New … Read more
Birtamode, November 24: Exiled Bhutanese leaders have accused that the US offer for third country resettlement has divided people in camps. At an interaction program organized in Birtamode on Saturday, leaders also claimed that conspiracies were underway to make exiled Bhutanese homeless for ever. Leaders also demanded to halt 'campaign' that has been going on … Read more
Siliguri, November 23: Forth after the West Belgal government and the Bhutan agreed to tighten the Bhutan-India border, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has started recruitment for deployment on the borders. The SSB has said special emphasis is on strengthening the intelligence network along the border areas. Bhutan said this was important to take caution on … Read more
New Delhi, November 22: Indian, Nepalese and Bhutanese leaders have warned the concerned governments that delay in finding justifiable solution of the crisis created after the Bhutanese regime evicted its citizens in 1990 will have devastating results. Speaking at a seminar organized by Bhutan Solidarity in International Club on Thursday, senior journalist of India Ananda … Read more
Phuentsholing, November 21: With the acceleration of the familiarization tours to southern districts, the presidents of the two parties race for their votes this week. Southern districts are the major source of votes that determine the fate of parties to be the ruler or the opponent. The tour concentrated on Samtse and Sarpang districts where … Read more
Damak, November 17: Refugee Coordination Unit (RCU) under Home Ministry in Nepal has imposed restriction on movements of people inside camps in Beldangi after 7 pm from Saturday. Raj Kumar Lamichane, District Police Superintendent of Armed Police Force base-camp in Beldangi informed that the decision was taken taking into consideration the fragile security situation in … Read more
Damak, Nov 15: Bhutan News Service (BNS) has started airing a weekly radio program, Saranarthi Sarokar from local FM station, Pathibhara from today. A statement issued by sarokar unit of the BNS stated that the radio program, aims at informing exiled Bhutanese on three options mulled current as solution to the protracted ,crisis exclusively goes on … Read more
Kathmandu, November 15: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun distributing forms for exiled Bhutanese who wish to apply for third country resettlement from its Kathmandu office as well. Hundreds of exiled Bhutanese residing in Kathmandu for jobs or studies lined up in the UNHCR office from Wednesday asking the forms. The UNHCR … Read more
New Delhi, November 15: Sam Simon cartoon series creator said Bhutan's guiding development philosophy called Gross National Happiness (GNH) will make a great Simpsons' episode. Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that Simon, one of the original developers of America's most successful and longest running animated TV program, would like to see the idea of … Read more