Beldangi, December 13: Cold weather is affecting exiled Bhutanese living in seven camps in Jhapa and Morang districts. Children and senior citizens have been hit the hardest. "Life here has become more troublesome ever since the cold spell began on Monday," Hari Bangale, secretary of the Beldangi refugee camp, said. He added, "Children and senior … Read more
Kathmandu, December 11: Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala assured the exiled Bhutanese leaders that his new government would take stronger measures for repatriation of all the Bhutanese languishing in Nepal for the last 17 years. During the meeting with the 7-member delegation of the exiled Bhutanese leaders led by human rights activist Tek Nath … Read more
Thimphu, December 10: The 86th session of the National Assembly that begins from December 22 will discuss about the Labour and Employment Bill. According to spokesperson for the Legislative Committee the draft Immigration Bill and the Judiciary Services Bill would also be put up for discussion. It is also learnt that a lot of chatrims … Read more
Kathmandu, December 10: Bhutanese Refugee Durable Solution Coordination Committee (BRDSCC) has strongly urged King Jigme Singye Wangchuk to realize the rights of Bhutanese people. In a letter sent to Bhutanese king on the occasion of world human rights day, BRDSCC has expected for an act of declaration is made in favor of innocent people evicted … Read more
Kathmandu, December 08: The UNHCR is set to present its budget of US$1.06 billion for 2007 to donor countries at an annual conference in Geneva on Monday. In a press release issued by the agency on Friday, the agency expressed hopes that the international community will give generously "to support millions of people around the … Read more
Damak, December 07: The Nepalese teachers working in the private boarding schools in Jhapa district have demanded that the school management should expel all the Bhutanese teachers working in the schools and recruit Nepalese in their place. During a press conference here, the members of the Institutional Schools Teachers Union made this demand. Secretary of … Read more
Damak, December 05: Exiled Bhutanese leaders repeated their demand for a respectful repatriation of the the Bhutanese citizens back to their country. "We want to go back home and not to the US", the leaders said. Speaking at an interaction organized by the Bhutan Women's Development Association in Urlabadi on Monday and central member of … Read more
Beldangi I, December 03: The officail registration of the exiled Bhutanese in Beldangi-I ,which started from November 15, would end on December 8. Regular census would complete by Wednesday December 6. But it takes at least two days to register absentees who were marked temporarily absent earlier. After the completion in Beldangi-I, the census of Beldangi-II … Read more
Phuntsholing,December2:: A powerful bomb hidden at a petrol pump in Phuntsholing in Bhutan exploded on Saturday seriously injuring four persons, including three Indians and one Bhutanese national, officials said. The Indo-Bhutan border had been sealed soon after the blast and the Royal Bhutan government had closed all entry gates to the Himalayan kingdom, they said. … Read more
Kolkata, December 02: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Bhutan to invite King Jigme Singye Wangchuk for 14th SAARC summit to be held in April next year. This was stated by Mukherjee on the sidelines of a business seminar here today. On prospects of investments in West Bengal, he said the state, due to … Read more