Bhutanese refugees must go back for polls: Nepali PM (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kathmandu, Oct 28 (Xinhua) Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Sunday said Bhutanese refugees living in the country must return to their homes before the 2008 general elections in Bhutan.

UN Provides Rehabilitation Info For Bhutanese Refugees (Bernama)
KATHMANDU, Oct 30 (Bernama) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun providing information to the Bhutanese Refugees on matters relating to rehabilitation in the third countries, China’s Xinhua said quoting a report in a local newspaper, “The Rising Nepal”, Tuesday.

Refugees should be repatriated before Bhutanese general election: PM Koirala (Nepalnews. com)
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that Bhutanese refugees who wish to go back to their country should be repatriated before 2008 so that they would be able to participate in the general election scheduled to take place in Bhutan that year.

NEPAL: Bhutanese refugee children want new lives (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Basudev Osti, a 17-year-old Bhutanese citizen, grew up in the refugee camp of Khudanabari in Jhapa district, about 500km east of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. “My dream is to be liberated from my state as a refugee…” Osti said.

Bhutan declares war on littering (BBC News)
Bhutan passes new laws imposing heavy fines on people found guilty of littering.

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.

Continued Danish support to health and education (Kuensel)
29 October, 2007 - Bhutan’s health and education sector will receive Danish support of DKK 140 million (about Nu 1,000 million), according to a new agreement, which was signed in Thimphu on October 25.

Where in the World is Matt Lauer? He’s in Bhutan… (About.com)
Time Magazine designated Bhutan as one of the world’s few remaining “Nanny States” where the government dictates many of the details of life a few years ago. NBC’s Matt Lauer…

Warmth at a premium this winter
30 October, 2007 - With winter creeping in, many Thimphu residents are desperate for fuel. Only there is no briquette and kerosene is rationed.

Two more hats in the Tsirang NC ring

Gauri Shankar Upadhyay Adhikari

Jiwan Gurung

30 October, 2007 - Two more candidates, Gauri Shankar Upadhyay Adhikari, 56 and 40-year old Jiwan Gurung, have declared their intention to contest the National Council (NC) seat from Kikorthang gewog in Tsirang.

Car up for grabs in golf tournament
30 October, 2007 - A Maruti Zen Estilo car will be the coveted first prize of the India House Maruti Golf Tournament, which will be held from November 10-13 at the India House Golf Course to coincide with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Test your taste buds

29 October, 2007 - Thimphu, the world’s fastest growing city, is experiencing a quiet culinary revolution. Thanks to enterprising restaurateurs in the city, gourmands can try out a variety of cuisines from Middle Eastern to American fast food to Italian, Chinese, Thai and Indian.

The revolution perhaps took root years ago when tourism began in 1974 and opened the floodgates for gourmet foods for dollar paying tourists. A number of Bhutanese went out to train as chefs and in time branched out to set up their own places to eat.

A Layap comes to Thimphu

29 October, 2007 - Carying whatever she could on her back, Tenzin Om, 36, from Laya in Gasa travelled by foot for four days, up and down mountains and across valleys, to where the road appears in Damji. From there she was bound for the capital, a place she loves for the comforts it provides.

Ten questions

29 October, 2007 - Tshering, 22, from Jimina, Thimphu, helps her family run Rice bowl, a Chinese restaurant in the capital. With its splendid ambience and fast food, Rice bowl is a hotspot for most urbanites.

Effective delivery of kidu to the people

Her Royal Highness Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck

29 October, 2007 - In the course of His Majesty King Khesar’s many tours around the country, His Majesty has granted kidu to the most vulnerable sections of society including, among many others, the disabled, aged, destitute and also students needing financial aid to attend school. In order to ensure the effective delivery of such kidu to the beneficiaries, His Majesty has instructed Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses to constantly travel and work in various dzongkhags. While Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck is based in Thimphu, Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck lives in Mongar and Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck in Bumthang.

Beating slur laid against teacher
29 October, 2007 - An eight-year old class II student of Weling community primary school in Samdrup Jongkhar is being treated at the intensive care unit in Thimphu after his teacher allegedly hit him several times on the head.

Local leaders nailed for misusing power
29 October, 2007 - Phobjikha gewog elected a new gup and a new mangmi yesterday after Wangduephodrang dzongkhag terminated their services on October 13 for corruption and misuse of power.

BPUP: Raring to go
29 October, 2007 - The newly formed Bhutan People’s United Party (BPUP) is optimistic that the Election Commission of Bhutan will certify them next week and, while some feel they are a “Johnny-come-lately,” the party is “beyond words” confident and prepared to overcome all challenges that may lie ahead.

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