BNS distributes cash support to fire victims Posted: 20 Feb 2010 09:27 AM PST February 20: Bhutan News Service (BNS) in close coordination with the Camp Management Committee (CMC) in Beldangi-I camp distributed relief package to fire victims in the camp on Friday amidst a special function. BNS distributed cash donation to fire victims in presence of representatives from the UNHCR, LWF and Armed Police Force. The donation package ranged from Nepalese rupees 1300 to 7000 based on family sizes. Through online 'call for support', BNS had collected Nepalese rupees 156339.33 from resettled Bhutanese in various parts of the world. Association of Bhutanese in Norway alone had contributed the greatest amount followed by resettled Bhutanese in Australia. Bhutanese Community of Australia in Australia had played crucial role in donation. On the program, the CMC also distributed Nepalese rupees 3200 cash collected from various camps while the Netherlands-based GHRD and Bhutanese community in the Netherlands also distributed Nepalese rupees 28844 to the fire victims. Vidhyapati Mishra of BNS, who reached camp from Kathmandu to distribute the cash support, also handed over 'match box' and 'lighter' as symbols of fire control to camp secretary TB Gurung during the program. Fire victims highly praised those who managed their hard times to collect the funds. "We are really thankful to Parshuram Luitel in Australia, Ramesh Gautam in Norway, the BNS team, and the entire Bhutanese community in diaspora for extending us support," said TB Gurung during the program. Click here for details of the support through BNS. By Arjun Pradhan/BNS |
Postmortem of Subba concludes, funeral processing scheduled Posted: 20 Feb 2010 06:36 AM PST February 20: The postmortem of former camp secretary Ramesh Subba, who was shot dead on February 19, was done yesterday at Bhadrapur-based hospital. Aita Maya Subba, spouse of late Ramesh who was present at the spot said “my husband was talking to me in my cell while he was shot.” Aita Maya further added that the connection cut off instantly but she could hear some noises. According to her, Subba called her while heading towards one of their relatives, where he was supposed to reside a night. “He told me that he contacted Bir Bahadur Subba, who is police-hunted and at large, during our conversations,” she added. Inspector of Nepal Police at Kakarvitta, Devi Thapa, confirmed the shooting at 7:20 pm yesterday by two unidentified gun-men. “We have recovered 15000 cash, two cell phones and a wrist watch from the spot, all belonging to deceased Subba,” added Thapa. According to Aita Maya, he might have managed that cash to pay for legal advisor of her eldest son, Bir Bahadur, who is under trail in central jail in Bhadrapur jhapa in connection to the murder of KB Khadka. The family is scheduled to bring his dead body to camp for funeral from Bhadrapur this afternoon. The security in camp is little alert. Details to follow. |