President of Druk National Congress (DNC), RK Dorji, who is in Nepal after his extradition case was rejected by Delhi High Court, has been asked to lead the democratic struggle of exiled Bhutanese by Bhutan People’s Party (BPP), Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) and Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee (BMSC).  Top brass of these parties and [...]

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Saha Bir Subba, who received a bullet on his chest  Friday evening in Beldangi-I shootout, is stable, doctors reported. According to his family source, doctors at BP Koirala Hospital of Health Sciences successfully removed the bullet from Subba’s chest. Meanwhile, Armed Police Force (APF) arrested nine exiled Bhutanese for interrogation. APF arrested Nipta Raj Gurung, [...]

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A group of some ex-refugees from Bhutan participated in the first Gross Hational Happiness (GNH) conference held in Burlington,Vermont of the US from June 1-4. Ex-refugee’s mission showed its presence in the first day by displaying cards and banners outside the conference hall, requesting the participants not to forget the plight of a hundred thousand [...]

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Kathmandu, Jan 13:  The newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative in Nepal, Stéphane Jaquemet, presented the Letter of Credentials to the Nepali Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister of Nepal, Sujata Koirala yesterday. Upon assuming office, Jaquemet said, “I am happy to be in Nepal, such a beautiful and cultured country, and [...]

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The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCR) figured that the major returns were from Pakistan to Afghanistan, Tanzania to Burundi and from various countries to Sudan among others. It is a bitter reality that one out of four refugees in the world is from Afghanistan and Afghans are located in 69 different asylum countries. The World Refugee Survey 2009 published by the USCR mentioned that every year hundreds of thousands of refugees return to their home countries, but not always voluntarily. In some cases, fundamental changes in their home countries end the dangers that have forced them to flee and overtly forcible return remain rare.

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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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Ramesh Gautam, the BNS correspondent talks about day-to-day life and facilities the resettled Bhutanese get in in Norway.

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