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Hurricane hits Canadian Bhutanese lives

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:20 AM PDT

Hurricane Igor, which continues on its destructive path along the Atlantic seaboard, this time hitting Canada’s shores, has affected the life of Canadian Bhutanese in St. John’s Newfoundland.

Trees seen in uprooted state. Photo Courtesy/CBC News

Winds of more than 130km per hour have caused extensive damage and heavy rains have flooded communities, washing out roads and stranding residents in their homes in the province of Newfoundland.

Sam Synard, mayor of Marystown in Newfoundland, said communities were struggling to deal with the deluge.

Meanwhile, flooding and wind have affected many homes and most of the local schools remained closed .The government has announced state of emergency.

Deg Nath Neopaney informed over telephone that he remained whole night taking noodles and his families were moved to relative's house for food. Bal Krishna Adhikari, a newly resettled Bhutanese also said he and his families remain whole night taking noodles.

It is reported that this was the biggest Hurricane Igor in the history of Newfoundland. Around 54 Bhutanese have been resettled in Newfoundland.

Reported by Yadap Neopaney/BNS from Newfoundland, Canada.

BASA resolves ‘declaration on inclusion’

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:53 AM PDT

The Bhutanese Association in South Australia (BASA) has passed a resolution on "Declaration on Inclusion" with an aim to strengthen and deepen the values and principles of inclusion in the Bhutanese community in South Australia.

Issuing a press statement Wednesday, the organization said a recent meeting of its constitutional bodies and community representatives resolved to adopt the declaration at the backdrop of several cases of social exclusions prevalent in the Bhutanese community living in Adelaide.

The statement mentioned that at the meeting, BASA's Chairperson Jogen Gazmere presented a paper that highlighted the international and national human rights laws and Vedic basis of the oneness of all creations against the current practice of caste and race apartheid by those preaching the 'doctrine of superiority'.

It said, "The meeting unanimously consented on the formation of the eleven members Special Committee (SC) chaired by the Chairperson of Ombudspersons, Gopal Ghimirey."

The SC is mandated to investigate the cases where the attempts of social segregation and threat of social sanction have occurred by seeking written statement from both the victims and the inciter, informed BASA's statement.

It further wrote that the SC would submit the report to the thirteen member Board of Inclusion Chaired by Ichha Poudel which will then take the matter to the community and the broader Australian society, including the government bodies, in the process of addressing them.

"Through the social and legal approaches, BASA is attempting to shift the social paradigm from the vile foundation of exclusion to that of inclusion and break away from the imposed divisive values and tradition," Gazmere told BNS.

BASA has also requested all its community members to cooperate in its mission of providing service and security for the progress and prosperity of the community by supporting the creation of a united, cultured and harmonious Bhutanese community in South Australia.

Bhutanese SGP team with ARA CEO Peter Laintoll/Picture courtesy : BASA

In July, the association was granted AUD 77,053.00 for Settlement Grant Project (SGP) to help in their process of transition and integration in South Australia.

The SGP is funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for a year and is managed by the Australian Refugee Association in collaboration with BASA.

The association's official site mentioned that Bikram Adhikari and Sushil Niroula from the community have been observed as the project officers to deliver the services to the community.

Another Bhutanese commits suicide in camp

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Chak Man Lamjel, 65, a temporary resident of Beldangi-I camp, sector C/1-73 has committed suicide Tuesday evening.

His son Birkha Bahadur found Lamjel hanging in a peepal tree situated some 50 meters away from his temporary hut. Lamjel, who was alive at the first seen, was immediately rushed to camp-based heath center for treatment, but to no avail.

It is reportedly learnt that late Lamjel and his daughter in-law had a dispute prior the former committed suicide. However, it is not yet known if dispute was the major cause for Lamjel to commit suicide.

Police source informed BNS that they have detained Birkha Bahadur for further investigation and that preparations are underway for the postmortem of the dead body.

Reported by Aita Singh Gurung/BNS

बेल्डाँगी १ मा वृद्धद्वारा आत्महत्या

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:43 PM PDT

भूटानी शरणार्थी शिविर वेलडाँगी-१ का एक वृद्ध शरणार्थीले मंगलबार आत्महत्या गरेका छन् । वेलडाँगी १ शिविरको सेक्टर सी १, छाप्रा नं. ७६ का ६५ बर्षीय चकमान लम्जेलले मंगलबार बेलुकी करिब ९ बजेतिर झुण्डिएर आत्महत्या गरेका हुन् । उनलाई छाप्रोदेखि पचास मिटरजति टाढा रहेको नर्सरीमा पीपलको रूखमा प्लाष्टिकको डोरीमा झुण्डिएको अवस्थामा उनकै माइला छोरा विर्ख बहादुरले फेला पारेका थिए ।

छोराले भेट्दा जिवितै रहेका उनलाई डोरी काटी हतारहतार शिविरमै रहेको आम्दा उपचार केन्द्रमा लगिए पनि आम्दा पुर्याउँदा नपुर्याउँदै उनको मृत्यु भइसकेको थियो । वेलडाँगीबाट शरणार्थी कलाकार तथा सञ्चारकर्मी आइतसिंह गुरूङले दिएको जानकारी अनुसार घटना हुनुभन्दा केहीवेरअगाडि लम्जेल र उनकी बुहारीबीच भनाभन भएको थियो । मृतकका छोरा विर्ख बहादुरलाइ नियन्त्रणमा लिई अनुसन्धान शुरु गरिएको र लासको पोष्टमर्टमका लागि लैजाने तयारी भइरहेको कुरा प्रहरीलाई उद्धृत गर्दै गुरूङले जानकारी दिएका छन् ।