Franco-German project brings directors, artists, photographers and writers to...
UN : INT : Under the project, French director Rgis Wargnier followed the daily life of refugees originating from Bhutan in the Beldangi camp in eastern Nepal.
View ArticleBhutan king condoles deaths in Kashmir floods
TwoCircles.net : IN : Srinagar : Bhutan's king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Wednesday conveyed his deepest condolences to the people of Jammu and Kashmir over the loss of lives and damage caused by...
View ArticleThis Week: Bhutanese Refugees — From the Himalayan Foothills to the Allegheny...
Pulitzer Center : US : Tom Hundley FORGOTTEN REFUGEES The world took little notice when, in the early 1990s, the peaceful Kingdom of Bhutan expelled some 100,000 ethnic Nepalis known as Lhotsampas, or...
View ArticleBhutanese Refugees in Nepal: Leaving Camp
Pulitzer Center : US : Julia Rendleman A ritual of leaving has become a part of daily life in the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal. Three times a week buses leave the camps with those selected...
View ArticleADB to fund USD 120 million for Bhutan's hydropower project
Sify : IN : The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million towards Bhutan's 118 MW Nikachu hydropower project, whose total estimated project cost is $200 million dollars.
View ArticleBhutan minister hails Modi's initiative
Sify : IN : The Indian government's "Make in India" fast track development initiative will make the country a global economic superpower, a senior Bhutanese minister has said.
View ArticleNews Interactive: A Journey from Bhutan to Pittsburgh
Pulitzer Center : US : Moriah Balingit, Julia Rendleman More than 20 years ago, the Lhotshompa people fled ethnic conflict in Bhutan and settled in refugee camps in Nepal. Now the camps are closing,...
View ArticleNepal: Refugees from Bhutan Long for Pittsburgh
Pulitzer Center : US : Moriah Balingit In the dusty courtyard of his hut, Ganga Ram Khanal folds his fragile frame to sit on a low stool. His face hangs with sadness as he recounts the story of the...
View ArticleThe Last Refugees: Bhutanese in Nepal
Pulitzer Center : US : The Himalayan country of Bhutan is known to some as a beautiful Shangri-La, a nation with a high Gross National Happiness." But this narrative doesn't ring true for the...
View ArticleBy elections outcome: Wake-up call for secular forces to re-work their strategy
TwoCircles.net : IN : By Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Results of the by elections for 36 seats across 10 states have exploded the myth of the BJP riding high on the promise of development and good...
View Article2013 IPS Trainees call on President Mukherjee
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, Sept.29 : Officer trainees of the 2013 Batch of Indian Police Service, including 28 lady officers and 15 Officers from Bhutan, Nepal and Maldives undergoing training along...
View ArticleBlack Money: Automatic information exchange to help India and Switzerland
in.com : IN : Kolkata: Automatic information exchange would help India and Switzerland to contain stashing of black money in Swiss banks, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan Linus Von...
View ArticleWelcoming the 2014 Echidna Global Scholars, Rolling Up Sleeves, and Tackling...
Brookings : US : Since 2012, we at Brookings Center for Universal Education have hosted visiting fellows from around the world under the Echidna Global Scholars Program, in an effort to harness the...
View ArticleNew development agenda must be people-centred, reality-based, Bhutan tells UN
UN : INT : With the international community heading into a “momentous” year, in which a sustainable development framework will be crafted, the Minister of Human and Cultural Affairs of Bhutan told the...
View ArticleEnvoys of seven countries present credentials to Mamnoon
The News International : PK : ISLAMABAD: Envoys-designate of Switzerland, Republic of Belarus, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Swaziland, Georgia, Kingdom of Bhutan and Republic of L ]
View ArticleBhutanese Refugee Portraits
Pulitzer Center : US : Julia Rendleman These portraits introduce us to some of the Bhutanese refugees who have immigrated to Pittsburgh and to their family members who are waiting in the camps in Nepal...
View ArticleModi clear about forging good ties with neighbours: Swaraj
Deccan Herald : IN : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "very clear" priorities to forge good relations with neighbouring countries as part of his...
View ArticleBhutan King and Queen offers prayers at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya
Yahoo! News : US : Bodh Gaya , Oct.6 : Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queeen, Jetsun Pema, prayed at the Buddhist shrine of Mahabodhi Temple in BodhGaya in Bihar during their visit to...
View ArticleImmigrant keeps suicide watch over fellow refugees from Bhutan
Los Angeles Times : US : Som Subedi is stuck in traffic. He's running late to check on one of his flock: a 37-year-old woman who's among scores of newly arrived Bhutanese immigrants he watches over...
View ArticleImmigrant keeps suicide watch over fellow refugees from Bhutan
Los Angeles Times : US : Som Subedi is stuck in traffic. He's running late to check on one of his flock: a 37-year-old woman who's among scores of newly arrived Bhutanese immigrants he watches over...
View Article