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नेदरल्याण्डसमा नव आगन्तुकलाई स्वागत

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 11:41 AM PDT

भूटनिस कम्युनिटी इन् नेदरल्याण्डस ((बीसीएन) ले पुनस्थापना अन्तर्गत यहाँ आइपुगेका भूटानीहरुलाई एउटा सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम मार्फत स्वागत गरेको छ ।

कलाकर्मी आफ्नो प्रस्तुति देखाउदै ।

कलाकर्मी आफ्नो प्रस्तुति देखाउदै ।

कार्यक्रम आयोजकले  दिएको जानकारी अनुसार समारोहमा आफ्नो मौलिकता झल्कने विभिन्न गीत र नृत्यहरु प्रस्तुत गरिएका थिए । उक्त कार्यक्रममा नेदरल्यान्ड्समा बसोबास गर्ने भूटानी समुदायका करिब ३० जना कलाकर्मीले आफ्नो प्रस्तुति देखाएका थिए ।

बीसीएनले कलाकर्मीहरुलाई उपहार स्वरूप मायाको चिनो समेत वितरण गरेको आयोजक पक्षले जनाएको छ ।

Finance ministers of SAARC to meet

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 11:02 AM PDT

Finance ministers of the eight SAARC nations will be attending a three-day conference due to be held in Thimphu from August 22.

The conference will draw guidelines for the recently operationalised SAARC Development Fund (SDF), discuss implementation of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) and regional connectivity projects, among others.

Another major item on the agenda is finalising the basic guidelines of the SDF and its funding modalities. The issue of increasing the current size of the SDF capital of US$ 300 million will also de discussed.

So far, only India and Bhutan have contributed to the SDF. India has chipped in another US$ 100 million as a voluntary contribution for social development programs.

The SDF was launched at the 16th SAARC summit back in April with the aim of assisting social, economic and infrastructure growth of the member nations. Currently, the only social window of the SDF is in operation with projects like poverty alleviation and child and maternity health. The conference will also discuss financial issues related to the road-map of the SAARC Economic Union and regional capital market.

BCN organizes welcome program

Posted: 22 Aug 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Aimed at bringing all the Bhutanese in the Netherlands together and to assist them keep their spirit high, Bhutanese Community in the Netherlands (BCN) organized a cultural program to welcome the new arrivals.

The organizing committee informed BNS that various cultural shows including typical Nepali cultural dances and songs were performed during the program. Meanwhile, attractive and reliving programs of musicals, songs, and sharing of views were seen in order one after the other.

Artists perform music. Photo/BCN

Artists perform music. Photo/BCN

The organizers further informed that children, who had been busy already since a month with the rehearsals, were seen elated and enthusiastic.

BCN mentioned that the Association of Bhutanese in Norway and fellow Bhutanese from other European countries expressed their solidarity and sent wishes for the success of the program. It is reported that Hem Acharya attended the program on behalf of Bhutanese living in Belgium.

Around 30 artists presented their performances. As a token of appreciation, BCN awarded all the artists a small gift. Speaking at end of the program, Dr. Dhakal welcomed all the new comers and cautioned that "the Netherlands is a beautiful country with hospitable people. But it is one of the most difficult countries for immigrants to excel and to be financially independent. Though Bhutanese are very hard working people, Dutch language has proven to be a major barrier to their progress".