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Rupesh Dhimal and Khem Mishra win Men’s Double Ping-Pong Championship
Druk International Shito Ryu Karate Do Association, Inc (DISKA) successfully organized one-day pingpong men’s double championship on November 13 at it’s Harrisburg dozo. “Pingpong provides self-space...
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Kamal Dhimal awarded Refugee Congress Excellence Award
Kamal Dhimal has been awarded a Refugee Congress Excellence Award for his outstanding and exemplary work in advocacy, community engagement, capacity building and mentorship. Dhimal was honored with the...
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Global Bhutanese Organization (GBO) holding its annual convention in...
The Global Bhutanese Organization (GBO) is holding its first annual convention in Harrisburg, PA on November 27, 2021. The convention is being held in collaboration with the Bhutanese Community in...
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GBO concludes its first convention, vows to support those left behind in Nepal
The Global Bhutanese Organization (GBO) has concluded its first annual convention in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on November 27, 2021. The event was hosted by the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg with an...
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Bhutan’s refugees between hope and despair
It has been a long time since the government of Bhutan washed its hands off the refugees it created, and their future. Most refugees who spent nearly two decades in camps in Nepal have been resettled...
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Bhutanese refugees must not ‘blunder’ into Non-Residential Nepali status
Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) versus Non-Resident Bhutanese (NRB) status has been trending on social media recently after a group of resettled Bhutanese American entrepreneurs proposed that the Government...
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Devi Bhakt Lamitare, who claimed himself as the ‘hidden hero of Bhutan’,...
Devi Bhakt, also famously known as DB Lamitare who was one of the founding members of the Bhutan State Congress, has died. He was 87. Lamitare, who claimed himself as the ‘Hidden Hero of Bhutan’ for...
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Bhutanese Stambha Nirman Samiti announces dissolution
The Bhutanese Stambha Nirman Samiti which was announced in 2020 for the purpose of constructing a Bhutanese Memorial Tower at Kotihome, Jhapa Nepal has announced its dissolution on April 16, 2022. This...
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BNS launches new Community Forum
The Bhutan News Service (BNS) has created a new public forum where everyone in the Bhutanese diaspora/refugee community is now able to share their experiences and voice their concerns. It’s completely...
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Why the Bhutanese Refugee Oral History Project?
In fall of 2019, I initiated a multi-year project called the “Nation of Sanctuary.” This project documents the histories of refugees resettled in the United States. Working on the project led me to...
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