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Exiled youths join Maiti Nepal for awareness

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:13 AM PDT

Dozen of Bhutanese youths from Beldangi-I camp have been staging street drama on domestic violence and violence on children at various places of Nepal-India border since a week.

The awareness program with a team – role of youths in controlling sexual violence on children in border areas – also features a drama of Bhutanese children conceptualized by Arjun Pradhan.

Bhutanese artists performing street drama in Kakarvitaa/Arjun Prahan

Bhutanese artists performing street drama in Kakarvitaa/Arjun Prahan

The drama titled as ‘my right’ speaks of horrible situation the Bhutanese children are undergoing through since two decades.

Various children artists and youths associated with Refugee Eye, an active youth circle in camp, are playing various roles in the drama.

Maiti Nepal informed that it would stage street dramas of various artist groups of Nepal, India and Bhutan until the next week in various places of India and Nepal.

Injured Subba stable, nine arrested

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:58 AM PDT

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, Karna Maya Gurung, Til Rupa Gurung, Lal Bahadur Gurung and Tej Bahadur Gurung of Beldangi-I E2-153, Bir Bahadur Subba of E3-241, Kashi Wangmo Tamang and Dawa Tshering Tamang of F1-66, and Dal Bahadur Rai of F3-333 and  handed over to Damak police station for further investigation.

Security has been tightened up in all camps following the shootout in Beldangi-I camp.

Meanwhile, Bhim Kala Gurung aka Punam who was set free on date by Kakarvitta police has remained out of contact in camp.

APF team from the camp failed to trace Punam in her hut on Saturday. According to APF in-charge in camp, some revolver bullets were recovered from her hut.