‘Vulture population declining alarmingly’
Four out of eight species of vulture found in Nepal are included in endangered list of the IUCN- the world conservation union. They are White Rumped (Gyps beldgalensis), Slender Billed (Gyps tenuirostris), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopteros) and Red headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus). Additionally, the first two are termed ‘critically...
First Convention Bhutanese American Community Center (BACC) Berkeley, CA, USA
December 16, 2007 “In people We Trust, Community We Care” A full decade after the arrival of the Bhutanese immigrants in Alameda, California, U.S.A, “The First Convention Of The BhutaneseAmerican Community Center (BACC) has been successfully conducted in Mount Everest Restaurant, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., on16th Dec. 2007. It was...
His Majesty’s National Day address
17 December, 2007, Thimphu On this historic day, when the nation is gathered as one, I offer, on behalf of the People and King, our love and gratitude to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, whose 34 years of service have brought about a strong, prosperous...
Prospects Of Refugee Resettlement
At a time when Bhutanese refugees are busy expressing their interest and giving interviews to government representatives from the US and the Australia in Damak for resettlement to third countries, the country representative of the UNHCR for Nepal Abraham Abraham is wrapping up his five years of tenure in...
At the beginning
Welcome to you all. Changes are rare. Additionally it requires immense pressure. Still the rulers dare to say they are pressurized to do that. All in all changes are inevitable but power holders continue to make hay to keep changes in their favor. That is why histories are not...
Fallacies of democracy
Democracy has the rule, set of principles under which the democratic governments run. The structure basically does not differ with countries because such change would raise questions on credibility on democracy. See here Jigme’s democracy has different root. This is not based on the principles of democracy that most...