Country gets first private aircraft

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The Tashi Aircraft in Paro Airport (Picture courtesy : BBS)

The Tashi Air has become the first private airline operator in the country by launching arrival of 8-seater aircraft in the Paro Airport on Sunday.

Switzerland made single-engined aircraft is schedule to begin its operation from December 21, according to David Young, Chief Executive Officer of the Tashi Air.

The CEO also claimed that based on the technical observations, the aircraft has been considered safer in mountainous countries like Bhutan.

The first private domestic air service was launched today with the arrival of its first aircraft at the Paro airport today.

The airline said it has planned to connect Paro with Bumthang and Youngphula on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

“A one way ticket to Bumthang will cost US$.250 and to Yongphula US$350,” said CEO Young.

Sri Lanka crush Bhutan 3-0

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Sri Lanka opened their SAFF Cup football campaign in style with a 3-0 thrashing of Bhutan at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

Nipuna Dewinda Bandara (35th, 65th) struck a brace while Mi Mohamed Zain (29th) scored one as the island nation bagged three points from the match against the lowest ranked team in the eight-nation tournament.

Zain gave Sri Lanka the lead after he slotted in a cross from Chathura Gunarathna in the 29th minute. Six minutes later, Zain set-up Bandara with a lovely pass and the striker struck to double the lead in the 35th minute.

Bandara completed his brace in the 65th minute and could have completed his hat-trick with a brilliant solo run from the left, but his shot was saved by the Bhutan custodian.

Courtesy : ibnlive.in.com

Dharmendra Timsina’s Januka released

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A joint collection of Nepali Gazals and Ruwai, Janu kaha ho, authored by Dharmendra Timsina of Beldangi camp, was released amidst a program at Gantabya Theater at Damak, Friday.

Monarath Pokhrel releases Janu kaa ho

Various local and Bhutanese literary personalities, including Prakash Andembe, Mani Kamal Chhetri, Jeetan Subba and Bhupendra Timsina, were present during the book release program, sponsored by the Media Network Bhutan.

Meanwhile, another book Atitka Sabda, a collection of Nepali Gazals and composed by Sandesh Tunbapo Subba was also released, according to Monarath Pokhrel, Chief Executive of the Network.

Reported by Deo Kumar Tamang for BNS from Damak

Police identify 9-yearl-old fatal traffic victim in Buffalo city

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The Buffalo police named the child, who was struck and killed by a church day care bus on Thursday, as Darpan Niraula.

Late Darpan Niraula (Picture courtesy : Eyewitness News)

The Eyewitness News quoted Buffalo Police Leutenant Joseph Pierchala as saying,” A ten-year-old boy was crossing Prospect Avenue in a westerly direction when he was struck and killed by a church day care bus that was traveling north bound on Prospect Avenue.”

According to police report, the victim was hit from the front of the bus and the driver has volunteered…consented to give a blood sample to test for alcohol. However, there were no signs of any alcohol involvement or intoxication.

His 16-year-old brother Chandra Niraula was also present at the time of mishap. However, he said he was helpless as Darpan died on the spot.

The agency said the family was resettled in Buffalo with his parents, older brother and sister last year.

If you would like to assist the Niroula family, donations in the family’s name may be sent to the Niroula family, c/o Catholic Charities, 741 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY, 14209.

Taxi driver returns Nu 90.38 m that he found lying along roadside to owner

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A taxi driver in the capital city, who even doesn’t own a taxi, has become an example for Bhutanese around the globe as returned Nu 90.382 million untouched to its owner following a lost notice in the newspaper.

PM Thinley rewards the taxi driver (Picture : BBS)

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service has reported that Tashi Dawa has set an example of sincerity by returning the money he found lying by the roadside to its owner, who is an employees at the Bank of Bhutan.

The Bank and owner have rewarded him with Nu 100,000 and 300,000 cash.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley met Dawa and thanked him for his sincerity and loyalty. He also gave Dawa a cash amount of Nu 50,000 as a token of appreciation from the government.

The PM appreciated his sincerity saying, “You are a simple man who drives somebody’s vehicle on rent to make a living. You found a bag full of money. If you had kept it for yourself, it would be enough for a lifetime. But you did not keep it because you have principles and values.”

Pedestrian dies after being struck by bus in Buffalo city

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One 10-year-old boy from Bhutan was struck and killed by a church day care bus Thursday evening at Prospect Avenue and Rhode Island Street. However, he is not yet named by the police.

Buffalo Police said the boy was struck while coming home from school with his 15-year-old brother. Both were walking north on Prospect about 5:30 p.m. when the bus hit the younger brother, the Buffalonews.com reported on December.

According to the report, they were resettled in America last year by Catholic Charities and live in the neighborhood where the crash occurred.

There were children on the church bus at the time of the crash. Nobody inside the bus nor the 15-year-old brother were hurt, the report quoted officers as saying.

The 10-year-old was declared dead at the scene.

Police declined late Thursday to release the name of the victim or the church that owns the bus that struck the child, added the report.

“Police accident investigators said the driver of the bus agreed to take a blood test, but at this point there is no indication of alcohol playing a role in the crash.”

An investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing, according to the report.

TI ranks Bhutan as least corrupt country in South Asia

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Bhutan has been ranked as the least corrupt country in South Asia. Nepal is the second most corrupt country in South Asia after Afghanistan if one goes by the Corruption Perception Index- 2011 released by Berlin-based Transparency International today.

According to TI, the world’s most credible measure of domestic and public sector corruption, Nepal is ranked 154th with a score of 2.2. It was ranked 146th last year. The index had scored 183 countries and territories from 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (very clean) based on perceived levels of public sector corruption. Two thirds of the ranked countries have scored less than five.

A press statement issued by Bishnu Bahadur KC, chairperson, TI-Nepal, states that any country that scores less than three shows that corruption is all-pervasive there.

In South Asia, Bhutan has scored 5.7 followed by Sri Lanka 3.3, India 3.1, Bangladesh 2.7, Maldives 2.5, Pakistan 2.5, Nepal 2.2 and Afghanistan 1.5.

The index is based on expert assessment and data from six international surveys commissioned by six independent institutions, covering issues such as access to information, bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, and the enforcement of anti-corruption laws and their outcome, action against the corrupt, political corruption, and bribery in export and import of goods.

“The cause of rampant corruption in public sectors has been attributed to the government’s lethargic performance to control the financial crime in political transition. It reflects the lack of will power and commitment on the part of the government and political parties to maintain good governance and that anti-graft bodies failed in their job,” said KC.

New Zealand ranks first with a score of 9.5, followed by Finland and Denmark. Somalia and North Korea (included in the Index for the first time) figure last on the index, with a score of 1.0 each.

TI adds that protests around the world, often fuelled by corruption and economic instability, clearly show citizens feel their leaders and public institutions are neither transparent nor accountable enough.

२४ औं विश्व एड्स दिवश शिविरमा मनाइयो

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२४ औं विश्व एड्स दिवशको अवसरमा आज भूटानी शरणार्थी शिविरहरुमा विविध सचेतनामुलक कार्यक्रमहरु सम्पन्न भएका छन् ।

एड्स रोग संक्रमणलाई शून्यमा झारौं, दुव्यवहार, भेदभाव, लान्छनालाई निर्मुल पारौं र एड्सका कारण मृत्यु हुने संख्या शून्य पारौं जस्ता नाराहरु सहित भूटानी शरणार्थी शिविरमा विभिन्न कार्याक्रमहरु भएका छन् ।

यसैबीच भूटानी शरणार्थी शिविर बेलडाँगी २ र ३ को सँयूक्त कार्याक्रममा ६ हजार कण्डम र सचेतना पुस्तिका वितरण गरिएको आम्दा नेपालका एड्स रोग सम्बन्धी परापर्शदाता शितल वि.क.ले जानकारी दिनु भएको छ ।

आम्दा नेपालकी योजना निर्देशक डा. मधुरिमा भद्राको प्रमुख आथित्यमा भएको कार्याक्रममा एड्स सम्बन्धी नाटक, गीत तथा नृत्यहरु प्रर्दशन गरिएको छ । कार्यक्रममा म्यूजिकल चेयर, लठ्ठा तानी लगायतका खेलहरु समेत प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ ।

क्याम्प मेडिकल अफिसर मल्लिका शाक्यको सभापतित्वमा भएको कार्याक्रममा क्यारिटस नेपाल, विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम, भूटानी शरणार्थी महिला मञ्च, टिपीओ नेपाल, ह्याप्पी नेपाल, लगायतका संघ संस्थाका प्रतिनिधिहरुको उपस्थिति तथा एड्स सम्बन्धी मन्तव्य रहेको थियो ।

यता झापामा पछिल्लो समयको तथ्याङ्क अनुसार १ देखि २ हजारसम्म सड्स रोग संक्रमित पाईएको छ भने विश्वमा ७२ हजार एड्का कारण मृत्यु भईसकेको र १ करोड जति संक्रमित भएको एचआईभी एड्स सम्बन्धी अध्ययन गर्दै आएका संस्थाहरुले जानकारी दिएका छन् ।

World AIDS Day observed with various programs in camps

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The World AIDS Day was observed by organising various programmes in camps, Thursday.

Dr Bhadra (third from the right) with her AMDA PHCP-BR staff

The AMDA Nepal, which has been operating Primary Health Care Project for Bhutan Refugees (PHCP-BR), conduced awareness program in Beldangi-II camp today, involving various camp-based organizations and school children.

Programs like dances, drama and other group activities were performed with an aim of informing the exiled community about the HIV/AIDs, and its preventive measure, informed PHCP-BR Project Director, Dr Madhurima Bhadra.

December 1 is observed as the World AIDS Day worldwide to raise awareness about AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection.

 

WISE introduces program to assist professional refugees in Minnesota

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The Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE), Inc. has announced a new program, Professional Refugee Recertification Program, and said it is seeking participants for this program.

This program assists refugees who have been in the United States less than five years and who were educated and licensed in other countries, said a press statement issued Thursday.

“This program offers free assistance to refugees with becoming licensed to practice their trained professions in Minnesota, or in the alternative, developing alternative career pathways.  WISE works with refugees who were doctors, nurses, lawyers, accountants, teachers, and engineers in their own countries.”

The statement said that through a combination of English language conversation classes, credentialing, scholarship assistance, mentoring, small group work, licensure navigation, and case management, the Professional Refugee Recertification Program gives refugee participants a framework for becoming licensed to practice their trained professions in Minnesota.

“If licensure requirements are difficult to meet for an individual refugee, WISE will work with a refugee participant to develop a suitable career pathway,” added the statement.

For more information about becoming a participant in this program, the organization asked the interested individuals to contact Dr. Wilhelmina Holder at 651-646-3268.

The WISE is a nonprofit organization that serves as a vehicle for social, economic, and leadership empowerment for immigrant women and girls.  Our mission is to empower immigrant women and girls to succeed.

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