Thimphu, July 28: Bhutan and India are all set to sign an agreement on 1095 MW Punatsangchhu-1 hydropower plant on Saturday. The Indian minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk will sign the agreement at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. Mukherjee reached Thimphu on Friday to sign the pact. The Indian minister is … Read more
Kathmandu, July 27: Nepal’s Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan said his government will end the bilateral talks with Bhutan due to Bhutan’s unwillingness to sit for talks fore repatriation of the exiled Bhutanese. Speaking to journalists in Kathmandu on Friday, Pradhan said the Bhutanese ministers sent information of their inability to sit for talks citing their … Read more
Kolkata, July 26: Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukerjee is paying a three-day visit to Bhutan from tomorrow. During his visit, Bhutan and India will sign an agreement on a new hydropower project, Punatsangcchu-I having 1095 megawatt power. This was stated by ministry spokesperson in a press release issued on Wednesday. Indian newspapers quoted the … Read more
Thimphu, July 26: Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk and five of his followers, all ministers, have resigned from the post of ministers on Thursday to join political party to contest in the general election scheduled for early next year. Wangchuk and other ministers jointly met and submitted their resignation to the King on Thursday morning expressing their … Read more
New Delhi, July 26: In an effort to phase out the course affiliated to Delhi University, Sherubtse College in Kanglung has begun bachelors’ degree program in Humanities from this session under Royal University of Bhutan. The new course will replace all courses offered by the Delhi University by 2010. The college offers Bachelors’ degree in … Read more
Beldangi/ July 25: People in Beldangi-II camp, whose ration is suspended, have accused that the assistant Refugee Coordination Unit (RCU) Harka Rai bribes during their re-registration process. Tara Giri of Beldangi- II, Sector I/4, Hut no 81/82 and Tara Basnet of the same camp under Sector I/4 Hut no 65/66 have claimed they offered Nepalese … Read more
Thimphu, July 25: After several round of deliberate discussion, the leaders of already announced All People’s Party and Bhutan People’s United Party along with the five royal ministers come to the consensus for a new party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). The five ministers, including Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk, will resign at the end of this … Read more
Kakarvitta, July 24: Desperately, the Bhutanese regime offered to chop its southern belt and cede to India where the Bhutanese citizens of Nepali origin could be resettled. National Front for Democracy (NFD) quoted text by Prof. Mahendra P Lama of School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University in a paper entitled “The Politics, Human Rights … Read more
By: T P Mishra The royal government of Bhutan has blocked the Bhutan Times, from being viewed from within the country because, officials say, the site has been covering ‘controversial issues’. The Bhutan Times has been seen as a popular site for forum discussions where people can register and express their opinion on important national … Read more
New Delhi, July 20: Government of India has approved the proposed agreement with Bhutan for a 1,095-megawatt hydropower project and a 400 KV Double Circuit Transmission lines from Project site to Bhutan-India border and related works Friday. A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the Rs.35.14 billion Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project for which … Read more