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Lexington Bhutanese form organization

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Resettled Bhutanese in Lexington City of Kentucky State in United States have announced the formation of a new community 'Bhutanese Community in Lexington'.

The declaration was made today after regular discussions with the public, which finalized the formation of 20 Central Committee Members along with six Advisory Board Members.

Leela Mishra was nominated as Chairman followed by Sekhnath Upreti as Vice-Chairman. Buddha Adhikari and Khadananda Khatiwoda were nominated as Treasurers.

According to newly nominated Chairman, Leela Mishra, they decided to form a community which will mainly work on preservation of cultural values, organize social events and work for the benefits of the Bhutanese people in Lexington.

Around 25 family representatives residing here attended the meeting.

Reported by Tri Bikram Adhikari/BNS

Heart attack takes life in Kansas

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Reports received late confirmed the death of Gore Rai, 33, in Kansas City, Kansas of United States.

According to family sources, the death was due to heart attack on October 3 in his apartment.

Following the death, the funeral procedure was performed on October 6 in Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas with the presence of resettled Bhutanese, Catholic Charities, Bhutanese Community of Kansas and other local organizations. In a condolence exchange program organized by the Bhutanese Community of Kansas, Jesika Jig, representative of Catholic Charities, appealed and requested bereaved family and the community members to perform funeral rites of late Rai in accordance with their traditional values.

Rai, born in Denchuka block of Samchi District was a member of Bhutanese Community of Kansas and was resettled in USA in March 2010. He is survived by his wife, Santa Rai and a daughter.

This is the first death case of resettled Bhutanese in Kansas.

Reported by Bholanath Siwakoti.

क्यान्सासमा शोक- गोरे राई अब रहेनन्

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:37 AM PDT

ढिलो गरी प्राप्त समाचारअनुसार अक्टोबर ०३, आइतबार राति क्यान्सास भूटानी समाजका सदस्य गोरे राईको हृदयघातका कारण मृत्यु भएको समाचार छ। शनिबार राति सकुशल सुतेका राईले आइतबार बिहान ११ बजेसम्म ढोका नखोलेपछि उनकी श्रीमतीले छिमेकीहरूलाई जानकारी गराएकी थिइन् । ''मैले थाहा पाउने बित्तिकै ९११ मा फोन गरें, प्रहरी आएर ढोका फोरी हेर्दा दाजु त अघि नै बितिसकेछ, एम्बुलेन्समा आएको डाक्टरहरुले शवको अवस्था हेरेर हृदयघातका कारण मृत्यु भइसकेको भनेपछि प्रहरीले शव उठाएर लग्यो'', मृतकका सहोदर भाइ ओम राईले भूटान समाचार सेवालाई बताए ।

भूटान, साम्ची जिल्लाको देन्छुखा ब्लकमा जनवरी ३१ सन् १९७७ मा जन्मिएका राई १९९०को दशकमा देश निकाला भएपछि भूटानी शरणार्थी शिविर बेलडाँगी-२ विस्तारितमा १७ वर्षलामो शरणार्थी जीवन भोगी यहीवर्ष गत मार्चमा तेस्रो देश पुनर्वाश प्रक्रियामा सामेल भई अमेरिकाको क्यान्सासमा पुनर्स्थापित भएका थिए । राई भूटानदेखि नै आंशिकरूपमा मानसिक रोगी भएको उनकी धर्मपत्नी, शान्ता राई  बताउँछिन् ।

अक्टोबर ०६ सन २०१०, बुधबार दिउँसो क्यान्सासमा शरणार्थी पुनर्वाश गराउने संस्था क्याथोलिक च्यारिटिज, स्थानीय सामाजिक संस्था मिसन एडिलाण्टे र क्यान्सास भूटानी समाजको सक्रियतामा मृतक राईको स्थानीय दाहसंस्कार केन्द्र हाइल्याण्ड पार्क सिमेटरीमा अन्तिम संस्कार सम्पन्न गरिएको क्यान्सास भूटानी समाजका अध्यक्ष हरि घिमिरेले भूटान समाचार सेवालाई जानकारी दिए ।

भोला सिवाकोटी/भूटान समाचार सेवाका लागि क्यान्सासबाट

PM upset with Kuensel news

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:43 AM PDT

Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley has expressed his disagreement to Kuensel newspaper stating that  the reporter misquoted him on his recent address two the graduates.

The Prime Minister said that Kuensel wrongly quoted him at the 7th “Meet the Press”  as having said that his government shall provide 100 per cent employment to the people. Instead, the Minister stressed that his government will guarantee “full employment” which is totally different from 100 per cent.

He said in many countries 5 percent was full employment and in Bhutan a commitment to bring the unemployment down to 2.5 percent was "full employment."

Prime Minister Thinley also accused Bhutan Broadcasting Service of failing to impart the actual news to the public.

Interestingly, the error was found to have occurred during the English translation of the Minister’s speech that was actually delivered in Dzongkha.

शनिश्चरेमा गोली प्रहार, एक घाइते

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT

शुक्रबार बेलुकी एउटा अज्ञात समूहले गोली प्रहार गर्दा  शनिश्चरे शिविरका बासिन्दा तारावीर कडरिया  सिकिस्त घाइते भएका छन् ।

शनिश्चरेस्थित भूटान समाचार सेवाका प्रतिनिधिले जनाएअनुसार गोलीको शिकार बनेर सिकिस्त अवस्थामा पुगेका कडरियालाई धरानस्थित बी.पी. कोइराला स्मृति प्रतिष्ठानमा उपचारार्थ लगिएको छ ।

यो समाचार तयार पार्दासम्म घटनाको सम्बन्धमा प्रहरीले कसैलाई पक्राउ गरेको छैन भने कुनै व्यक्ति वा समूहले घटनाको जिम्मेवारी पनि लिएको छैन ।

One shot in Sanischare

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 06:32 PM PDT

One exiled Bhutanese sustained serious injuries Friday evening while he was shot at his back in Sanischare Bhutanese Refugee Camp by two unidentified people.

The victim is identified as Tara Bir Kadariya, 30, of the same camp. According to BNS correspondent in Sanischare, Kadariya, who sustained critical injury, is hospitalized at the BP Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences in Dharan.

He was targeted with gun fire at the entrance gate of refugee camp in Shanishchare last night, police said.  Two persons in the motorcycle had opened fire at him.

Until the filing of this report, neither police arrested any one in connection nor any group has owned up responsibility to the incident.