Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) KATHMANDU — Twenty Bhutanese refugee families were transported back to their camps in Jhapa and Morang-Eastern Nepal, from Kathmandu after the third country resettlement programme was kept on hold by the U.S. government. Impact of the shutdown was felt even by the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Refugees who could not make it to the states this month had to return to their camps. To their disappointment, their dwelling […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Politics) MALE — The Maldives Police have halted the first round of presidential elections that were to be held on October 19, 2013. Police surrounded the offices used by officials for the poll, saying that they could not let the elections start when the candidates themselves failed to sign a voter register, which is taken as a violation of the supreme court guidelines. After the police stopped the vote taking place, […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) THIMPHU — Bhutan, a small country with a small economy, has always focused on its Gross National Happiness rather than its Gross National Product. Bhutanese people are trying to make an impact by starting from the root level on sustainable growth which is one of the four pillars on which Gross National Happiness relies. The Yurma Lower Secondary Boarding School located in South-East Bhutan has included “Agricultural Gardening” […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: Middle East & Central) DOHA – Qatar, the host country for World Cup 2022, has been one of the most popular destinations for manual workers in South Asia, particularly Nepalese labourers who make up the second highest population of migrant workers in Qatar. These workers have been known to live in extreme conditions, and the on-going World Cup preparation has worsened their situation.Seventy migrant workers have reportedly lost their […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) MUMBAI — A five-storey building that collapsed in Mazagaon area in Mumbai on September 27, 2013 has left 61 people dead. At 6:00 am the apartment block where around 100 people resided crumbled down, the cause of which is still unknown.The family of the dead will be receiving a compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team faced difficulties in pulling out the survivors […]
