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Gazal Manch elects Thulung as its chairman

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

Participants in the program organised in Damak

The Bhutan Gazal Manch on Friday elected Yam Thulung of Beldangi-I camp as its chairman and Seru Rai Udash as vice-chairman amidst a program in Jhapa.

Meanwhile, Jeetan Muskan and Prakash Dhamala were elected as the Manch’s two secretaries while DB Saru is elected as treasurer.

Founded in 2003, the Manch also elected 19 persons from various camps and resettlement countries as members.

DNC-D asks US to find comprehensive solution of refugee issue

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:00 AM PST

The Druk National Congress –Democratic (DNC-D) on Friday asked the US Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero, to take strong initiative to find a comprehensive and logical solution of the Bhutanese refugee problem and human rights issue.

Addressing an appeal to Otero , who has today reached Bhutan from India in his two-day visit, DNC-D said, ” Though we fully admire and appreciate the decision of the US Government to accept a large number of Bhutanese refugees for resettlement, we believe it is going to be only a temporary as the refugees, even after their resettlement, are aspiring for exercising their right to return to their homestead with honour and security.”

The party further mentioned that there are still a large number of refugees in Nepal under the UNHCR protection and eagerly looking forward for a conducive atmosphere to go back to Bhutan with dignity and honour.

Meanwhile, the appeal highlighted that over 80 thousand people were deprived from exercising their voting franchise during the first general election held in 2008 in Bhutan.

“Only the political parties who ensured full commitment to work in the interest of monarchy were given registration with the royal election commission to contest the election.”

The party said it has sent the appeal to the visiting US Under Secretary through US Ambassadors to Nepal and India.

Download the appeal here

पाक विदेशसचिव-प्रम थिन्लेबीच भेटघाट

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:12 PM PST

पाकिस्तानका विदेशसचिव सलमान बसिरले मंगलबार भूटानका प्रधानमन्त्रि जिग्मे वाई थिन्लेसित भेटेर आपसी समझ्दारी र साझा चासोका बारेमा कुराकानी गरे । पाकिस्तानी राष्ट्रपति आसिफ अली जरदारी तथा प्रधानमन्त्रि यूसुफ राजा गिलानीको तर्फबाट संयुक्त सुवेच्छा दिँदै प्रम थिन्लेलाई बसिरले बधाई टक्राएपछि सोही अनुरूपको प्रत्युत्तर थिन्लेबाट पनि भएको जनाइएको छ ।

पाकिस्तानी सञ्चार संस्था एपीपीले जनाएअनुसार बसिरले पाक-प्रमको तर्फबाट थिन्लेलाई पाकिस्तान भ्रमणको निम्तोसमेत दिएका छन् । ''भूटानका प्रधानमन्त्रिले उत्सुकतावश आफू पाकिस्तान भ्रमणको प्रतीक्षामा रहेको बताएका छन् '', बसिरलाई उद्धृत गर्दै सञ्चारमाध्यमहरूले जनाए । भूटान र पाकिस्तानबीच सदियौंदेखि महत्त्वपूर्ण मैत्रीसम्बन्ध रहेको पनि बसिरले बताएका छन् । ''भूटानका विद्धार्थीहरूलाई औषधी विज्ञान तथा प्राविधिक क्षमता अभिवृद्धिको शिक्षा प्रदान गर्दै भूटानी कूटनीतिज्ञहरूलाई दक्षताको तालिम दिनसमेत सहयोग गरेर हामी भूटानसित साझेदारी बढाउन चाहन्छौं '', बसिरले भनेका छन् ।