Chairman of CPN-UML, Jhala Nath Khanal, on Wednesday opined that exiled Bhutanese should try to fight for their repatriation and democracy through peaceful means as before. He also said that Nepali people would always be ready to support such activities. “UML has always been supporting democratic struggle in Bhutan and would remain so in the [...]
Thirty thousands resettled in USA
Sometime this week the number of Bhutanese refugees who have departed Nepal for the United States will reach 30,000. At about the same time, the number of this group to be resettled in any country will reach 35,000. In a press statement issued by the US Embassy in Kathmandu, it said these two milestones come [...]
Posted in Main News on 01-09-2010 Comments (2)
ADB, Japan extend support
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan are extending a $3 million grant to Bhutan to rebuild damaged schools using earthquake-resilient materials and designs which could potentially be replicated around the country. The grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction for the Upgrading Schools and Integrated Disaster Education Project will be used to reconstruct [...]
Posted in Economy, Main News on 31-08-2010 Comments (0)
First private Dzongkha weekly launched
At a time when the quality of Dzongkha is being questioned and discussed in every possible medium comes an opportune attempt to apprise Bhutanese of their national language. Beginners can take a plunge into the language, starting with the alphabets illustrated in elementary pictures and interpretations. Students can refer their Dzongkha textbook contents in a [...]
Posted in Main News on 31-08-2010 Comments (2)
Woman commits suicide in New York
In less than two weeks of her resettlement in Buffalo in New York, Dhan Maya Gurung (Poudel) has committed suicide on Friday night. Reports received late from Dhan’s sister in Arizona confirmed that she committed suicide in her new temporary house in Buffalo days after her resettlement. A permanent resident of Chirang district in Bhutan, [...]
Posted in Main News on 29-08-2010 Comments (13)
- Dorji continues lobby, irked group concerns
Posted on 28-08-2010 Comments (8) - Dorji agrees to lead struggle
Posted on 26-08-2010 Comments (36) - Finance ministers of SAARC to meet
Posted on 22-08-2010 Comments (0) - BCN organizes welcome program
Posted on 22-08-2010 Comments (0) - Bhutan sees the country’s first governor
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