The upper house National Council, which was ignored by the government in the past, has begun working on giving a tough time for ministers in the upcoming parliament session. Despite repeated calls form the House, the ministers either absented or sent only written responses to its questions in previous sessions. There are no clear mandates how ministers should answer the questions raised in the parliament. In the winter session, the Council had wanted to invite about five ministers for the question-answer session, but none of them turned up

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The ninth annual gathering of the Bhutan Agriculture Food and Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) has begun at Hotel Zhiwaling, Paro on Wednesday where Officers In-Charge of the BAFRA Dzongkhag Offices, Plant and Livestock Quarantine Offices, City Service Office, leaders of the plant, livestock and food core groups are taking part.

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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 [...]

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SPOKANE — It took just three weeks for Maria Esther Zamora’s Spanish class at North Central High School to gather everything the Prahdan family needs to start a new life. After almost two decades in a refugee camp, Kahri and Indra Prahdan are starting over. A two bedroom Spokane apartment is where Pradhans and their [...]

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The newly resettled Bhutanese in Denver, Colorado are getting passing sleepless nights due to increasing attacks on the in the recent days.

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In the case you ever visit the Bhutanese refugee camp in Jhapa district, Nepal at Beldangi II, Sector I-1, Hut No 39, the first question you will be asked is whether you are the one who will take them to see their sons. Ram Chandra Guragai Ram Chandra Guragai The aged couple, Ram Chandra Guragai, 73, and Yasoda, 69, are living on the good will of their neighbors. Simple and essential tasks such as fetching water from the nearby tap and preparing meals are no longer possible for them most of the time. People age all over the world, and in Bhutanese refugee society the elderly are usually cared for by the families of their children. For Ram Chandra and Yasoda, however, this care is a dream, as their family is about 10,000 miles away. Two years ago the Guragai family started the resettlement process. As a family they faced the violent mass exodus from Bhutan. As a family they endured 18 years of struggle and poverty in the refugee camps of south-eastern Nepal.

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Indian authorities arrested 26 Bhutanese citizens on allegations that they cast their votes in neighboring cities in India. They were arrested on April 30 and May 1 while returning from India but were released after interrogation. The authorities have not proven whether they had cast their votes or were just clamped allegations

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On the eve of international press freedom day, the government owned Kuensel started publishing as daily newspaper, the country’s second daily. On April 28 issue, the government mouth piece wrote: This is the first issue of the Kuensel daily. Kuensel is evolving from the biweekly to a daily to cater to the growing

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The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) announced the promotion 10 senior government officials effective from July last year. The Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Sherub Gyeltshen and the Finance Secretary Lam Dorji have been promoted to Executive Level 1A while Secretary General of the National Council Tshewang Norbu and the Attorney General Rinzin Penjor have been promoted to Executive Level 1C

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Kakarvitta, April 21, 2009: General secretary of Druk National Congress (Democratic) Tenzing Zangpo has been rearrested by the Assam Police from Gauhati court premises soon after he was released on April 6. He was earlier arrested on November 10 from Gauhati under section 121/12(A)/122/123/302/326/307 Indian penal Code read with Section ¾ of the Explosive Substance [...]

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