Kathmandu, Nepal/Members of Druk National Congress (DNC) celebrated the Party’s 24th Foundation Day at Kathmandu, Nepal on June 16, 2018. The customary suja desi was served to members and guests. Gedun Choephel, President of the Party appealed Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to amicably solve exile political issue at the earliest. He said, “ […]
Kathmandu, Nepal/Members of Druk National Congress (DNC) celebrated the Party’s 24th Foundation Day at Kathmandu, Nepal on June 16, 2018. The customary suja desi was served to members and guests. Gedun Choephel, President of the Party appealed Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to amicably solve exile political issue at the earliest. He said, “ […]
After two years of undergoing through a tedious vetting process for my resettlement, I couldn’t wait longer to leave refugee camp- a place where not only were I was born, but also raised and spent the most frolicksome time of my childhood and teenage calling it a home. Since my childhood, I have been a […]
Journey of paranoia ‘I just picked up this orphan baby of 18 months and left Bhutan risking my life. Nobody was there to escort me to cross Bhutan’s border. I was the last one to exit from my house. But you look here, now that same baby has become the father of two children and […]
Dozens of people from the Bhutanese community were reportedly sick after attending a birthday party on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to Mecklenburg County Health Department, at least 18 individuals including some small children were admitted in Novant Hospital and Atrium Hospital. Of those admitted, some with serious symptoms of Shigella bacteria were […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । जर्जियाले किशोर र नर्थ डकोटाले किशोरीतर्फ विजय हासिल गर्दै बिएएससी फुटबल प्रतियोगिता २०१८ ओहायोको सिन्सिन्याटीमा सम्पन्न भएको छ । यसपटकको प्रतियोगिता किशोरतर्फ आठौं र किशोरीतर्फ चौथो प्रतियोगिता हो । यसअघिका प्रतियोगिताहरू: टेक्सस, सियाटल, मिनेसोटा आदि स्थानमा भएका थिए । भूट्निज अमेरिकन स्पोर्ट्स काउन्सिल (बिएएससी) ले गराउँदै आएको यो राष्ट्रिय फुटबल प्रतियोगिता (नेसनल […]
Narmaya’s marriage to Dahal’s family has always been a heavenly gift. She was treated as the daughter with immense love and affection with no pinch of indifference shown customarily to daughter in-laws of those time. Narmaya didn’t face the age-old practice of giving unwanted troubles and extra loads of work to daughter-in-laws. The Dahal family […]
In the vastness of our new home and through the shared experience of a challenging past, the Bhutanese community tries to remain close knit, and our solidarity is particularly evident in difficult times. 1 Last month, about a hundred of us, were laying Shanta Kumar to rest. Shanta and his immediate family are Christians while […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । ”गत साल ठूला–बाकी छोरी सुजना फर्स्ट रनर–अप हुनुले पनि मलाई हौसला मिलेको हो,” मिस युएस भूटान २०१८ सुचिता प्रधानले भूटान न्युज सर्भिससँग भनिन्, ”बुबा–आमाले शिक्षा पूरा गर्ने मौका पाउनु भएन । तर मलाई जे राम्रो हुन्छ, म जेबाट खुशी हुन्छु, त्यो गर है भन्नुहुन्थ्यो । यो नै मेरो प्रेरणा पनि हो ।” […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । ‘मेरो डान्स कप तेस्रो‘ र ‘मेरो भ्वाइस कप पहिलो‘ को उपाधी क्रमश: विशाल राई र आनन राईले जितेका छन् । दुवै प्रतियोगिताको अन्तिम चारबीचको प्रतिस्पर्धा (ग्य्राण्ड फिनाले) अगस्त ४, २०१८ शनिबार ओहायो राज्यको एक्रनमा भएको थियो । मेरो डान्स कपतर्फ सुमन विश्वा फर्स्ट रनर–अप, अञ्जु तामाङ्ग सेकेन्ड रनर–अप र कामना पोखरेल चौथा […]
The first weekend of August was a busy schedule for Hindus of Bhutanese community in Louisville thanks to the three days religious event of preaching, lecturing and discussion on basic tenets of Hindu philosophy, alongside the rituals of Shrimad Bhagawat Puran and other religious texts. In the big hall of Freedom Adult daycare, a raised […]
In a two days match played between twelve soccer teams of former refugees from Iraq, Myanmar, Bhutan, Congo and Somalia, Maila Don team of Lexington won the final match against Louisville Rising star club. The third youth memorial soccer tournament was played in Thurman Hutchins park on River Road 11th and 12th August. Twelve different […]
गायक विकास शिवाको ‘भूटान १९९०ज ट्रयु बेस‘ शिर्षकको र्याप गीत युट्युबमा मात्र ५१ हजारभन्दा बढी पटक हेरिएको छ । उनी भन्छन्, ‘सिधै डाउनलोड गरेर युट्युबमा कम भएको हो । अर्को कुरा युट्युबभन्दा अरू माध्यम सजिला छन् । फेसबुक, ट्वीटर आदिमा गन्ती गर्ने हो भने यसलाई दश लाखभन्दा बढी हेरेको देखिन्छ ।‘ बामा (भूट्निज अमेरिकन म्युजिक […]
Bhutanese refugees in the US have almost double the suicide rate than the national average. This has surprised the service providers, research institutions, and community leaders. Different refugee stakeholders are taking their initiatives to address this crisis. However, the suicide continues to occur in the communities. There is no any empirical evidence that participating in […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । विश्व भूटानी साहित्य संगठन (ग्लोबल भूट्निज लिटरेरी अर्गनाइजेसन; जिबिएलओ) को सामयिक सन्दर्शन तथा साहित्यिक सम्मेलन २०१८ शनिबार र आइतबार (सेप्टेम्बर १ र २) मा नर्थ क्यारोलाइना राज्यको सार्लोट्टमा भएको छ । सम्मेलन जिबिएलओको नर्थ क्यारोलिना चेप्टरले आयोजना गरेको हो भने भूट्निज कम्युनिटी एशोसिएसन अफ सार्लोट्ट (बिसिएसी) ले सहायता गरेको थियो । प्रत्येक […]
Bhutanese human rights leader, Tek Nath Rizal, Wednesday apologized for ‘unknowingly’ hurting the sentiments of the Bhutanese diaspora in his interview with Suryodaya Television which is yet be to broadcast the full episode of the interview. He claimed it was rather a slip of tongue. In a special interview with Vidhyapati Mishra from Bhutan News […]
Bhutan held its primary elections on September 15, 2018, sending two out of four political parties to lock their horns to elect new government scheduled for October 18, 2018. The result of the primary election came as a shock to the ruling party People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Although, the PDP secured the majority votes from […]
The length of the Bhutan India border was 605 kilometers until recently. According to the Border Management Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi – now it is updated to 699 kilometers. The increase is not through extension but inward protrusion of the border deeper into Bhutan. Besides increasing the […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । भूट्निज अमेरिकन म्युजिक एशोसियसन (बामा) ले गत शनिबार (सेप्टेम्बर २९, २०१८) मा ओहायो राज्यको सिन्सिन्याटीमा गैरनाफामुलक संस्थासम्बन्धी एक-दिने कार्यशाला गरेको छ । बामालगायत अरू आमन्त्रितसहित दुई दर्जनभन्दा बढी सहभागी उक्त कार्यशालामा आयोवा, न्युयोर्क, पेन्सलभेनिया, जर्जिया, नर्थ डकोटा, साउथ डकोटा, कोलोराडो, मिजुरी, बाल्टिमोर, ओहायो आदिबाट प्रतिनिधि उपस्थिति हुनुहुन्थ्यो । बिहान ९ बजे शुरू […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । आर्थिक वर्ष सन् २०१७/०१८ मा अमेरिकामा २ हजार २ सय २८ भूटानी शरणार्थीलाई पुनर्स्थापना गरिएको छ । अमेरिकाको आर्थिक वर्ष अक्टोबर १ मा सुरू भएर सेप्टेम्बर ३० मा सकिन्छ । यो तथ्याङ्क सन् २०१७ अक्टोबर १ मा सुरू भएर २०१८ सेप्टेम्बर ३० सम्मको हो । सन् २०१७ को अन्त्यसँगै औपचारिक पुनर्स्थापना बन्द […]
न्यु ह्याम्सर । पेन्सलभेनियाको ह्यारिशवर्गस्थित हिमालयन तेक्वान्दोमा तेक्वान्दो सिकिरहेका नानीहरूको शनिबार (अक्टोबर ६, २०१६) ग्रेडिङ्ग (स्तरोन्नति) गरिएको छ । अमेरिकामा तेक्वान्दो सिकेको केही समयमा मात्र सेतो बेल्ट दिने गरिन्छ भने अहिले प्रशिक्षार्थीले स्ट्रिप यल्लो (पातो पहेंलो) बेल्ट पाएका हुन् । ग्रेडिङ् गराउन बाल्टिमोरबाट सिक्थ डान कुमार कार्की पेन्सलभेनिया पुग्नुभएको थियो भने कार्यक्रमका मुख्य अतिथि डा. […]