Nov 18: The Anti Corruption Commission said misuse of authority, abuse of pubic fund for private gains, embezzlement, nepotism and collusion are some of the major means of corruption in the country. The first annual report produced by the commission since its inception in 2006 reveals that the highest complaints received this year are against the [...]

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Sept 13: Exiled political parties and human rights bodies have expressed their deep concern over the mushrooming growth of unruly activities inside Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern districts of Nepal. Balaram Poudel, chairperson of a political coalition of three parties National Front for Democracy in Bhutan (NFD) has shown serious concern about fragile security system in [...]

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Sept 07: The largest international conference has begun today at the royal institute of management in Thimphu. An estimated 214 participants from 30 countries are attending the seventh international congress on traditional Asian medicine (ICTAM VII). According to the organizer of the conference, experts, academicians, private entrepreneurs and practitioners, including 30 Bhutanese, are expected to present their [...]

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Sept 07: According to the speaker of the national assembly Jigme Tshultrim, the extraordinary sitting to pass the local government (amendment) bill will be convened on Friday, September 11. His Majesty King Jigme Khesar issued a royal kasho (decree) on August 28, commanding both houses to convene an “extraordinary sitting of Parliament” after the parliament could [...]

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Washington DC (USA), June 22: The Bhutanese citizens, Khagendra Baral and wife,Ganga spoke on behalf of fellow-Bhutanese at a gathering at National geographic Society ,Grosvenor Auditorium on the occasion of World Refugee Day on June 18. Khagendra (left) with the UNHCR good-will ambassador (middle) and his wife, Ganga “We were invited to give a small presentation by Catholic [...]

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Damak: Several dozens of bamboo huts in camps were blown off by incessant rain, which appeared in the eastern region since a week. “Altogether 107 huts have been damaged by storm followed by heavy rain yesterday”, said camp secretary of Khudunabari camp.   More than a dozen of school apartments got dismantled, making unfit for class-room activities, added [...]

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Chali Maya Mishra, 28, of Beldangi-II camp, sector F/2, Hut number 92, died of repeated operations first at Damak-based hospital of Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) Nepal followed by another operation at BP Koirala Memorial Hospital, Dharan

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