US Asst Secy to visit Nepal to gear up resettlement of Bhutanese refugees (Nepalnews. com)
US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey is arriving in Nepal on October 29 as part of her 12-day long visit to Nepal, Bhutan and India, making fresh effort for resettlement of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal.

Showing Pride in Bhutan (Arizona Daily Sun)
Dancers from the Black Neck Crane Dance Troupe of Bhutan performed the ‘Dance of the Ging with Drums’ Thursday afternoon in front of a crowd in the du Bois Ballroom on NAU’s campus. Members of the troupe put on a show featuring sacred mask dances as well as traditional folk dances of Bhutanese heritage.

Lukewarm reception to DPT in Punakha (Kuensel)
27 October, 2007 - The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa is in Punakha with the strong presence of the party president, Jigmi Y Thinley, and senior leader, Yeshey Zimba, to support their candidate, Tshering Penjor, who will run against the PDP president, Sangay Ngedup.

Netherlands royalty to visit Bhutan (Kuensel)
27 October, 2007 - Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of The Netherlands will visit Bhutan from October 28-31 on the invitation of His Majesty the King.

Mob burns Bhutanese truck (Kuensel)
27 October, 2007 - An angry mob in Tamalpur, in the Indian state of Assam, set afire a Bhutanese truck at around 9:00 am on October 26, after it ran over a local businessman, who died on the spot.

Ellen R. Sauerbrey To Visit Nepal, Bhutan, India (Scoop.co.nz)
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey will travel to Nepal, Bhutan and India from October 29 to November 9. During her trip she will meet with refugees benefiting from United States government funded programs in the region.

The Annual Textile Fashion Show (Kuensel)
27 October, 2007 - Bhutanese walk the ramp at the annual textile fashion show in Thimphu, which paraded entries from 39 weavers and designers, from October 24-26.

Resettlement of Bhutanese refugee in Nepal set to start (People’s Daily)
The resettlement process of Bhutanese refugees is to begin after Tihar festival with more than 10 thousand refugees having shown interest in voluntary third country resettlement, local leading media group’s website Nepalnews reported on Fri …

India plans road all along Nepal, Bhutan border (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
After embarking on better road links to the Chinese border, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has turned its attention to Nepal with an ambitious plan for a road running right along the border to strengthen border surveillance. The 1,600-km “garland road” will also cover stretches along the Bhutan border. The proposal will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon, said official …

Rain plays spoilsport with Punakha’s paddy (Kuensel)
25 October, 2007 - Punakha, one of the leading paddy producing dzongkhags in the country, could see their paddy yield considerably depleted this year because of a spell of hostile seasonal conditions, which struck much of its fields, says the dzongkhag’s agriculture office.

New natural resource policy will benefit the people
27 October, 2007 - “…My hope is that every single citizen will have the opportunity to own a home of his or her own and become an equal partner in, and beneficiary of, the nation’s progress and growth …”

Mob burns Bhutanese truck
27 October, 2007 - An angry mob in Tamalpur, in the Indian state of Assam, set afire a Bhutanese truck at around 9:00 am on October 26, after it ran over a local businessman, who died on the spot.

The mob also vandalized five other trucks and six light vehicles from Bhutan, that were following the truck.

Lukewarm reception to DPT in Punakha
27 October, 2007 - The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa is in Punakha with the strong presence of the party president, Jigmi Y Thinley, and senior leader, Yeshey Zimba, to support their candidate, Tshering Penjor, who will run against the PDP president, Sangay Ngedup.

PDP alleges unlawful DPT activities
27 October, 2007 - The People’s Democratic Party has submitted nine specific complaints to the Election Commission of Bhutan about “unlawful activities” by the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa.

PDP winds up eastern tour
27 October, 2007 - The President of the People’s Democratic Party, Sangay Ngedup, returned to the capital on October 24 after a 29-day familiarisation tour of 14 constituencies of the six districts of Bumthang, Mongar, Trashigang, Trashiyangtse, Pemagatsel and Lhuentse.

The Annual Textile Fashion Show

27 October, 2007 - Bhutanese walk the ramp at the annual textile fashion show in Thimphu, which paraded entries from 39 weavers and designers, from October 24-26.

Netherlands royalty to visit Bhutan
27 October, 2007 - Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of The Netherlands will visit Bhutan from October 28-31 on the invitation of His Majesty the King.

Missing morals?
27 October, 2007 - We have yet another court judgment on a much-publicised case. The judgment closes the case but does not solve the problem. In fact, it raises many questions and a dilemma that we cannot ignore.

Gasa gets its first NC candidate

26 October, 2007 - Remote Gasa dzongkhag has got its first National Council candidate in 27-year old Yeshey Dorji from Damji, Khamey gewog.

Rain plays spoilsport with Punakha’s paddy

Making hay while the sun shines

25 October, 2007 - Punakha, one of the leading paddy producing dzongkhags in the country, could see their paddy yield considerably depleted this year because of a spell of hostile seasonal conditions, which struck much of its fields, says the dzongkhag’s agriculture office.

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