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Child drowns in swimming pool in AZ

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:30 AM PDT

A four-year-old boy residing in Tucson of Arizona state drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday at around 4:30 p.m. pacific time.

Darshan with his father and other family members : (Photo courtesy : Punam Mainali)

The question as to how he got into water or whether he was left unattended by parents or other senior family members still remains unclear.

The community couldn't find Darshan in the first search because of the murky water.

The Kharel family then called 911 when all the efforts to find his whereabouts failed. Later, Police used a special device to trace the dead body from the pool, according to a report.

His dead body has been kept in the University Medical Center for further investigation.

According to the latest report, the cremation will take place on August 4 at 10 am local time.

The Kharel family, which originally came from Chirang Bhutan, was resettled in AZ from Beldangi-II refugee camp in east Nepal.

His parents, grandma and one elder brother survived him, informed DB Adhikari from Tucson.

Scholarship for fine arts declared

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:55 AM PDT

The Institute of Fine Arts and Commercial Arts, Bhutan International Foundation (IFACAINS) has declared scholarship for one refugee candidate for Bachelor degree program at Kathmandu University (KU).

Deo Kumar Rai, recipient for the scholarship. Photo/IFACAINS

Issuing a press statement today, IFACAINS mentioned that the scholarship program  will run in coordination with the University's Center for Arts and Design and that the selected candidate receives 50% off in tuition fees.

"For the first time in the history of refugee fine arts, we have been able to come up with a scholarship package for four years", Pralhad Gurung, one of the co-founders of IFACAINS, wrote in the statement.

According to the statement, the winner of the scholarship will be awarded with a sum of NRs. 100,000. "The voting concluded on July 31 through social networking sites (facebook group and googlegroups) has declared Deo Kumar Rai from Bhutanese refugee camp Sanischare, Morang as the winner for the scholarship", added the statement.

Registered in California as charity-based non-profit fine arts group, IFACAINS has been running an institute for fine arts in refugee camps in Nepal.

"We have been organizing exhibitions and workshops and helping refugees, street peoples, orphans and needy peoples through the medium of fine arts."