Fire claims life of Bhutanese refugee in Damak-based Beldangi camp DAMAK: A Bhutanese refugee died after the fire that broke out on Monday night gutted the house he was residing in Beldangi Bhutanese Refugee Camp in at Damak Municipality-3 of Jhapa district. According to Jhapa District Police Office's spokesperson... Travel 12 Jan, 2021
THT 10 years ago: Life in US would be nice, think refugees Damak/ Kathmandu,March 9, 2007 Hundreds of Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Jhapa and Morang are happy over the prospect of living in the United States. “Our condition will definitely improve if we reach a developed nation,” said a... 10 Mar, 2017
Refugee students demand food, stage protest Jhapa, January 30 Students from Bhutanese Refugee Camp at Beldangi, Jhapa, today staged a demonstration in front of camp management committee office demanding food. Beldangi Camp Secretary Sanchahang Subba said that volunteers had halted... Travel 31 Jan, 2017
Refugee camps in Morang, Jhapa facing food crisis Jhapa, January 28 The disruption in food distribution in Bhutanese refugee camps of Jhapa and Morang districts for the past five days has led to a humanitarian crisis. Volunteers of the camps have halted food distribution after the World Food... Travel 29 Jan, 2017
Tipper hit kills Morang couple MORANG: A couple died when a motorcycle they were riding on was hit by a tipper at Bayarban-9 along the East-West Highway in Morang, on Wednesday. The deceased couple have been identified as Dhan Kumar Rai (45) and his wife Bishnu Maya (35), police... Travel 28 Dec, 2016
90,000th Bhutanese refugee flying to US from Nepal for resettlement KATHMANDU: The 90,000th Bhutanese refugee, living in Nepal, is all set to fly to the United States along with her four children for the third-country resettlement. US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz bid farewell to Sahri Maya Thatal at the... Travel 20 Sep, 2016
Govt to enhance its firefighting capacity Kathmandu, September 14 The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has said that the number of municipalities with fire engine will reach 122 within the current fiscal 2016/17. According to MoFALD, only 71 of the total 217... Horoscopes 15 Sep, 2016
Police, CMC discuss security issue DAMAK: Armed Police Force has initiated discussion with Bhutanese Refugee Camp Management Committee (CMC) to strengthen security in the camps based in Jhapa and Morang districts. Pathivara Battalion of the APF today sought the suggestion of the CMC in... Travel 19 Sep, 2009
Bhutanese camp secretaries warned DAMAK: Bhutan Communist Party - Marxism-Leninism and Maoism - has threatened the camp secretaries of all the seven Bhutanese refugee camps in Morang and Jhapa against the latter’s decision to visit the countries resettling Bhutanese refugees.... Travel 28 Aug, 2009
Rain hits villagers hard DAMAK: Incessant rain since Saturday night has inundated over 1,100 houses, displacing hundreds of villagers, in several areas of Jhapa district. A total of 350 houses were submerged in Sharnamati, 300 in Ghailadubba, 200 in Dangibari and 300 in... Travel 17 Aug, 2009
Inundation risk averted DAMAK: A team of technicians arrived here from Kathmandu today cleared the outlet of the blocked Sunduwa River in Ilam's Banjho-2, averting a possible flood downstream. According to Jhapa CDO Narendra Dahal, the team was able to clear way for the... Travel 16 Aug, 2009
Poultry in grip of mystery disease DAMAK: Dozens of chicken died today after falling ill for three days to an unknown disease at the Beldangi Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Damak,Jhapa. The Camp Management Committee informed that the fowls in all three camps had the similar symptoms of... Travel 16 Jul, 2009
