In a bustling capital like Delhi, events and activities are hardly scarce. But a fortnightly columnist is always attracted to the unusual, the novel and the offbeat. On these criteria, many fortnights are barren. But not the preceding one. Let me deal with two experiences clearly meeting those requirements. The first relates to a lunch […]
Water once flowed through underground cracks beneath the surface of Mars, according to research to be published today. Spectacular high resolution images reveal lines running through dark and light layers in canyon walls consistent with the passage of a fluid thought to be water along fractures in bedrock. The pictures add to evidence that early […]
Birtamod, February 14: Human Rights Organization of Bhutan (HUROB) has expressed surprise at the indifference of the UN agency in Bhutan over continuous discrimination of the Bhutanese on the bases on caste and political involvement. HUROB chairman S B Subba, after his week-long visit to areas in southern Bhutan, said the ongoing census and citizenship certificate […]
Sanischare, February 14: The joint body of government and the United Nations' High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), completed census in Sanischare camp on Tuesday. According to UNHCR, figures in Sanischare camp totaled at 20,097, out of the presumed estimate of 22,028. The census excluded 2,000 outbounds. Exiled Bhutanese have requested the UNHCR register the excluded […]
Kathmandu, February 14: With $ 1.8 million fresh contribution from the United States to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), there are enough resources to feed exiled Bhutanese until April. In a statement issued Tuesday, WFP said the donation of 2,640 metric tons of commodities such as rice, lentils, chickpeas, and vegetable oil worth […]
Kakarvitta, February 10: Coinciding the visit of His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk to India Human Rights Organization of Bhutan and Bhutan Gorkha National Liberation Front organized Dharna at Mechi bridge. Along with that an appeal was sent to the prime minister of India Dr. Mon Mohan Singh signed by people in the Dharna requesting […]
Khudunabari, February 10: Youth Friendly Centre (YFC) has been supportive for the exiled Bhutanese youths who have been lingering in camps with no works. YFC, a joint effort of the UNHCR and CARITAS Nepal, has its special focus in eradicating youths on social lapses and enhancing their involvement in finding solution of such social problems. […]
Kathmandu, February 09: A documentary depicting the story of exiled Bhutanese and their future prospects was screened in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Friday. Amidst the crowd of over 4,000 people including high dignitaries, the documentary was screened as part of the cultural eve organized by Civil Forum Nepal. The 20-minute long documentary narrated the […]
Beldangi, February 09: The office of the camp management committee of Beldangi II extension camp in Jhapa district was set ablaze on Thursday night. It has not been known how the office was set to fire or who was involved in the incident. The fire damaged the CMC office, go-down building of the non-food items, […]
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck signed a new friendship treaty between the two countries on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It updates the August 4, 1949 friendship treaty. Soon after the brief signing ceremony on the Hyderabad House lawns, a press note […]