New Delhi, October 06: Religious suppression on Nyingmapa Buddhism still continues in Bhutan even after king announced for establishment of democracy by 2008 guaranteeing religious freedom. Shri Lhomon Ngagyur Ningma (Buddhist Welfare Foundation) in Thimphu has said the Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk has expelled Drukpoen Lungten Dorji, deputy chief of Youngla Goenpa in … Read more
Kathmandu, October 06: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Nepal K. P. Oli said foreign ministers of Bhutan and Nepal will sit for talks next month to resolve the issue of exiled Bhutanese. Talking to reporters at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu on Friday, Oli said that he and Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk agreed … Read more
Birtamode, October 06: The exiled Bhutanese leaders have demanded that repatriation should be the first option for Nepal government and the international community in the attempt to finding the permanent solution of the protracted crisis. Reacting to the US statement to provide shelter to more than 60,000 exiled Bhutanese, they said on Friday that every … Read more
Thimphu, October 04: First private FM radio station has begun in Bhutan on September 28 at 6:30 am. The FM Kuzoo 90 MHz is run by Kuzoon society. "For the youth, by the youth and of the youth" is the signing slogan of the FM station. The FM owners have said the radio would run music … Read more
Damak, October 03: More than 300 exiled Bhutanese staged the Satyagraha at Mechi Bridge on September 29, on the eve of Dashain festival, marking 45th Satyagraha program for repatriation. As usual they also sent 160 post cards to the Prime Minister of India for help to resolve the problem. As a gesture of solidarity from … Read more
New Delhi, October 02: The United States of America has repeated that it can settle up to 60,000 of the total 106,000 exiled Bhutanese living in UNHCR camps in Nepal for the last 17 years. Ellen Sauerbrey, the US assistant secretary of state for refugee affairs, quoted as saying by the Associated Press that Australia and … Read more
No 24 October 2006
Beldangi I, October 01: The fire that broke out in Beldangi I camp on Sunday morning killed at least one person and burnt more than 50 huts. The reason of fire breaking out is not known. The fire started from Sector B/1 hut No. 33 that killed 62 years old Jit Bahadur Magar, who used … Read more
New York, September 29: Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K. P. Oli has urged Bhutanese Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk to sit for final talks for settlement of the issue of Bhutanese stranded in UNHCR camps in Nepal for nearly last two decades. During a meeting between the two leaders in New York on … Read more
Biratnagar, September 28: UN resident representative in Nepal Mathew Kahane has said census to count the exiled Bhutanese staying in eastern Nepal would start immediately after the Hindu festivals ends. The documentation of the population figure is being undertaken for updating information on the latest health, education and other status of the exiled Bhutanese in the … Read more