Thimphu, June 25: The ruling party Druk Phuensum Tshokpa (DPT) has planned to hand over responsibilities of development activities in the dzongkhag and geog level. The party decision comes before the government plans to conduct local government elections by the end of this year where non-partisans are to be elected for carrying out the development … Read more
By Bhakta Ghimire, IndiaBhutanese living in India after being evicted from their country in 1990 have begun to fear of their future after the western countries started the process of resettling their relatives taking asylum in UNHCR run camps in Nepal. They requested the inclusion of all evicted Bhutanese in resettlement program if the international … Read more
Washington DC, June 24: A family of five exiled Bhutanese reached Everett in Washington last week under third country resettlement program and more is expected to arrive soon. According to Jan Stephens, director of this region's resettlement program for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, the population will rise to 10 with more arrivals by Wednesday. … Read more
Thimphu, June 24: The Finance Minister Wangdi Norbu tabled the annual budget for the new fiscal year 2008-09 at the National Assembly on Monday. The first budget of the elected government has been estimated at Nu 23,072 million – Nu 11,500 million as current expenditure and Nu 11,571 million as capital expenditure. The government has … Read more
By Madan Giri, Canada We have passed over 500 strange days in Canada. The day still remains afresh to our memory when we left Tribhuwan International Airport in Nepal. The place where we stayed for 16 years was difficult to forget and we become emotionally soft to say good-bye to friends and relatives in camps. … Read more
By Kazi Gautam, New YorkResettled exiled Bhutanese would not get the warmth and pleasure they get while being in their motherland, yet they should not have to pass a tasteless life as in Nepal camps. The situation here I found is not what I heard in camps. I found no exiled Bhutanese arriving USA regretting … Read more
California (USA), June 23: Youth Organization of Bhutan (YOB), issuing a press statement yesterday, said it organized blood donation camp on June 20 to in Beldangi II to mark World Refugee Day 2008. The statement signed by YOB president Rajen Giri mentioned that altogether 52 exiled youths, mostly its own members, donated blood to Bhutanese … Read more
Beldangi/Kathmandu, June 22: An unidentified group of people pelted stones targeting the hut belonging to Hari Kafley in Belndagi-I, Sector C/2-126 at mid-night on Friday. Krishna Maya, wife of Hari informed the BNS over telephone that a number of stones were thrown at her hut continuously for about 15 minutes from unidentified location during the … Read more
Thimphu, June 21: Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPCL) has said the power tariff for consumer will rise from July 1 for those consuming more than 80 KWh per month. For those who consume less than 80 KWh will remain unchanged at Nu 0.75 a unit while for those consuming between 81 to 300 KWh a … Read more
Australia, June 20: Australian government said it will continue to resettle the exiled Bhutanese in support of finding a solution of the two-decade long crisis. Australia’s Immigration Minister Chris Evans said on Friday, “We will also continue to resettle Bhutanese refugees from Nepal as part of the international work to resolve this protracted problem.” Senator … Read more