LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — The Bhutanese couple who went missing Friday has been safely found, deputies say.
Ram Karki and his wife, Devi Raut karki, were located around 12:30 p.m. today by the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, said Detective Jon Seeber. The couple was reported missing from Liverpool on Friday.
Seeber said Karki, 51, and Raut karki, 53, are both in “good health.” He declined to comment further, citing the couple’s privacy.
The couple had been staying with family members on Driftwood Drive when they went missing. They left the home around 2 p.m. Friday and did not return. Family members believed they left without cellphones, cash or credit cards.
As I reached the Common Earth Farm, located in Bedford NH on October 10, Saturday at 11:00 am, farmers were busy cleaning up the stocks of crop remains they planted in the growing season spanning May through October. The farmers and volunteers were busing clearing the farm on the last day of season as they wait for the next season.
Chitra Niroula, a community farmer cleaning the farm
I was so excited to see that part of integration when I met Bhutanese farmers and American volunteers working together.
Dilli Ram Basnet, 60, had never imagined that he would be able to grow his own vegetables like okra, African eggplants, tukrukey, gourd, tomatoes, spinach, bitter gourd, long beans, cucumber and peepers, in his new land with new culture and tradition.
Though he was a traditional farmer in Bhutan, Basnet boasts of knowing so many ways of growing vegetables in a typically northern climate.
Farmers like Dilli had never heard about greenhouses used to grow seedlings in conditioned environment.
He says, “Once I started working in farm, I feel like I’m in Bhutan, my own land. Even in my dreams, I often pay frequent visits my native farmland.”
Farmers pick vegetables in their farm
Leela Chhetri, a community gardener is so excited to be part of this farm. “I’m so happy that I once again got a chance to eat my own produces. I’m really happy I have small plot on my name where I can plant what I wish to grow.”
Shyam Thapa and his mother, Lalita Thapa, moved to the United States a month ago from Saatdobato in Lalitpur Nepal. He didn’t feel he would get a chance to work in a farm again in his life, but he was excited after he got an opportunity.
“I feel like I’m still in my hometown, still in my own farm with my neighbors when I see our ethnic crops even in this great land,” jubilant Thapa elaborates.
Meanwhile, Damanti Basnet and her fellow farmers sold African eggplants, hot pepper, spinach, okra and other ethnic and American food to local farmers market in 105 Concord Street from June through October.
“That was a real farming experience and I feel good about becoming a farmer again in the United States,” tells Chhetri.
Tika Basnet, a young community gardener operates a small plot of land provided to him by the Common Earth Farm.
“I come to the farm with my parents and have also learnt to farm, which to me adds knowledge and helps my parents pass the days. We usually drop them and pick up later to leaving them to work in the garden. The day my parents go to farm they return really happy”, Tika grins.
There are 15 Bhutanese families besides African American and American growers in the farm.
Nicole Mayer removes unwanted pipes
Nicole Mayer, who has been volunteering in the farm with Bhutanese families, explains that she is blessed to work with them.
“They are so helpful. They are happy people. They are extremely hard working, and I salute these people,” tells she as she praises her farmer friends.
Another lead volunteer, Jessey Bryan, was very excited to be part of the growers. “I learnt many things from Bhutanese farmer; they are awesome people, so friendly and helpful. I have enjoyed working with them.”
Farmer Khada Niroula is always happy to come to the farm.
“It was hard for me to pass the days and my doctor suggests me to do some exercise. With the help of my sons, I got a chance to be in farm. They do all works. I just come here, water plants and pick up grasses. I feel like I’m doing exercise,” Niroula explains.
“Our common earth stood second position in display in Deerfield fair 2015 and I’m so happy to work with these Bhutanese farmers. I hope I will be working with these farmers in coming days too,” Gail Prince, the proprietor of farm, tells this reporter.
Gail Prince, proprietor of the Common Earth Farm, engages herself in taking pictures of some of the produces
“I would like to thank all the volunteers, farmers their family, donors, customers, our supporters and well-wishers and community organization for their wonderful help. We are doing it because you are there.”
The diversity is added to this level of farming, as seen clearly when the Bhutanese people easily integrated in this greater community.
According to a farmer, who asked me not to named him, the proprietor is very helpful and kind to the farmers.
“All these years, the Bhutanese farmers have turned the grassy urban land to productive farmland and added fresh food to the kitchen of their customers as well,” claims this person.
Ed: All photos used in this post are taken by the author for BNS.
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking the public for help finding a couple that went missing from Liverpool.
Karki couple/Photo: CNYcentral.com
Ram Karki and and his wife Devi Raut Karki had been staying with family on Driftwood Drive in Liverpool. Officials say they were last seen on Friday, when they left in a car with two friends at about 2:00pm.
They never returned to their family’s home.
Ram and Devi are from Bhutan, and speak no English. Both of them are hearing impaired, and Devi does know some sign language.
They are both in their early fifties. Ram was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and sandals. Devi was wearing a tye-dye top, skirt, and pink flip flops. She has a nose ring and wears bracelets on both arms.
Authorities say neither is believed to have a cell phone, cash or credit cards on them.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts are asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 425-2111.
Local police authority has finally revealed the identity of the couple that died on early Saturday morning in Haugesund, a small town in Western Norway.
As early as 0305 CET on Saturday the police authority was informed about the tragedy, in which a man of 50 years and a woman of 40 years died, that it believed was a murder and a suicide.
Haugesund is a small town that lies about 450 km to the west of Norwegian capital city, Oslo.
During a press conference at Haugesund police station on Saturday morning, police chief Edgar Mannes told that they tried to resuscitate the woman at the scene, but her life could not be saved while the man was taken to a near by hospital for acute treatment where he died.
Two children, a girl of 15 years and a boy of 19 years, were in the apartment at the time the incident took place. The police said that it was one of the children who informed about the incident. The couple has also a third child who was not in the apartment that night.
“The boy has been interrogated as usual and the girl, who is a minor, has been interrogated through what is called facilitated interrogation Saturday morning”, Mannes informed.
Mannes said that the injuries the couple met were made with a sharp weapon that resembles a knife that was found in the bedroom of the couple.
The children are under the care of the Crisis Team and the Child Welfare Authority of Haugesund municipality.
Bhutanese Community of Rogaland called an emergency meeting on Saturday and discussed about the situation of the children, procedures for cremation and alike with the Police and the local Red Cross.
A member present in the meeting informed BNS that they have called off the pre-planned Dashain and Tihar celebrations so that they will be able to focus solely in supporting the bereaved family members.
The National Criminal Investigation Service, Kripos (Norwegian: Den nasjonale enhet for bekjempelse av organisert og annen alvorlig kriminalitet, previously Kriminalpolitisentralen, commonly known as Kripos) provided technical support to the local police and worked the whole day on Sunday.
They said that they were done with informing the couple’s nuclear family about the tragedy and wanted to reach out to the extended family too. Family members and the relatives of the deceased are known to be in Nepal, Australia and the USA.
Police investigations confirmed today that the husband inflicted his wife fatal injuries before he injured himself and died.
The Police Authority also revealed that the couple arrived Norway in 2009 as quota refugees from a refugee camp in Nepal and were Bhutanese citizens.
Haugesund is a small town that lies about 450 km to the west of Norwegian capital city, Oslo. There are 26 Bhutanese families who have made this region in western Norway their home after the first Bhutanese family was resettled here in January 2009.
[Editor’s note: To avoid the unnecessary attention and the impact on the children, BNS decided to withhold the names of the couple and other information related to them.]
Launched in August 2015, Back to College is one of the projects of Bhutan Media Society (BMS), designed and aimed to encourage resettled former Bhutanese refugees in the Diaspora to achieve higher/college education. BMS shall undertake research, document success stories, conduct interviews and publish articles relating to the subject.
Generally observed phenomena, the rates of Bhutanese students enrolling into college education in the U.S., after completing high school is still low. The lower college enrollment is attributed to low level of motivation and lack of enthusiasm to pursue goals in life, the professional goals that demand higher academic performance, among others. This is the area BMS shall venture to investigate and act as medium to project role models and success stories of the community.
Yadav Sapkota, born in the Bhutanese Refugee Camp in Timai, Jhapa, in 1993, was resettled in Roanoke, Virginia in 2011. Having completed his School Leaving Certificate (SLC) from the refugee camp, he attended his high school in Virginia, and then went to Virginia Western, a local community college.
Now, he is a fulltime student at the University of Virginia, and plans to become a physician assistant. Below is his speech that he delivered during his graduation ceremony at Virginia Western:
Yadav Sapkota, born in the Bhutanese Refugee Camp in Timai, Jhapa, in 1993, was resettled in Roanoke, Virginia in 2011. Having completed his School Leaving Certificate (SLC) from the refugee camp, he attended his high school in Virginia, and then went to Virginia Western, a local community college. Now, he is a fulltime student at the University of Virginia, and plans to become a physician assistant. Below is his speech that he delivered during his graduation ceremony at Virginia Western:
Yadav Sapkota
My parents were born in a small country called Bhutan. In 1991, due to religious and language differences, my parents and many other Nepali-speaking Bhutanese were forced to leave the country and live as refugees in Nepal. With the help of some international agencies and the Nepalese government, people who left Bhutan were settled in seven camps. I was born in one of the refugee camps and lived there for seventeen years.
We were located in camps separated from the local Nepali villages. We were not citizens of Nepal, so we did not have the right to vote. Living in a densely populated camp with closely built, small bamboo huts with plastic roofs and mud floors, my life in the camp was quite different from how I live today. We were given small amounts of food for a certain period of time, and we were to use it wisely, so we did not run out. We did not have electricity or a personal water supply. 30-50 families had access to a water tap which ran only at certain times of the day and the amount of water depended on the size of family. I still remember walking about a mile to get more water from outside the camp because what we had was not always enough. Summer was always my favorite time because we would have a river where I could swim all day with my friends, and wash clothes.
No electricity meant no computer or television or phone, but we did have a radio which was broken in half. Mom needed the radio more than us, so she held it together by wrapping a rope around it.
In 2008, some agencies decided to relocate all the refugees from the camp in seven different countries including America. We decided to follow my mom’s side of the family and come to Roanoke. In 2011, we packed eighteen years of our refugee life in four bags and jumped into the plane for America. After travelling for 36 hours on six different planes, we finally arrived in Roanoke on March 16. I could not sleep all night because I could not wait to see America for the first time. We used to joke saying America is 30 minutes from heaven. Unfortunately, my first month in America was disappointing because I had heard it was a place with tall, fancy buildings, clean roads, rich people, and that everything was free. I always imagined America being New York City, Las Vegas, downtown Chicago, but slowly I started learning about the real America. It finally felt like America when I bought a pair of shoes on my own and rode in a car for the first time.
I went to Patrick henry high school for two years and then enrolled in Virginia Western. I have learned so much, not just English, science, and math, but to be confident, talk with professors without hesitation, and make friends. When I first started college, every time I had a question, I had to prepare it in my head, check my grammar before speaking. When I made a mistake, I would feel embarrassed and feel like people were laughing at me. But now it is different, I have learned that the best part about learning is that we get to make mistakes. My involvement in different clubs, working as an academic tutor and teaching assistant, being a student ambassador, and being part of the CCAP program has helped me develop self-confidence and communication skills. I have met many amazing professors, advisors, and staff members. I would not be where I am today without the help from Dr. Virginia garden and Martha Richardson. You have both been my guardians for last two years, and I cannot thank you enough for your support. I also want to thank everyone who helped me get through this two years and especially Mr. Lofthus for being more than just a professor. Thank you for being an advisor, a professor, and a friend when I needed one.
I want to thank everyone who works at Western and for making a difference in the lives of students. You may not always get the appreciation you deserve, but I want you to know that students are able to succeed with your help which brings pride and happiness to their families. Because of all of you, I am a better person today. I have learned to appreciate everything I have in life and not complain. I am transferring to the University of Virginia, but I will always remember the excellent education and experience Western provided me. Thank you Virginia Western for the best two years of my life.
When rules are made to follow and not followed, and a voice is raised to make the rules follow, tussle begins between the violator and the voice maker. The one with strong grips upon the power subdues the other and the system keeps running until one burns or the other fully governs. The same scenario is in prevalence in Bhutan since 2009 between a forcefully retired civil servant, KB Wakhley and Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC).
Courtesy: Wakhley’s Facebook
KB Wakhley, a senior electrical Engineer began his civil service on April 1984 at Department of Power and through his dedication and contributions, rose in rank and file to become the CEO of Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) in July 2008. In between he has received numerous appreciations and rewards for his excellence.
The then Minister for Trade, Industry and Power, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, appreciated Wakhley with a recognition certificate for successfully accomplishing Power Transmission Eastern Project in the six districts of eastern and central Bhutan on June 9, 2003. In the recognition note Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuck commended his contribution stating “he has successfully accomplished the project under very difficult situation.”
In August 2009, Mr Wakhley was taken aback when he got a notice of his transfer to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) for no apparent reason. Meantime, he was expecting a promotion in BEA. Many times he asked the concerned authority for the reasons of transfer. Complacently he demands, “I am fine to serve my nation as a civil servant in any departments but as a citizen I have the right to know very reason for my transfer to other departments.” He says, “Every time I am denied.”
Astounded by the sudden transfer to non-conforming department in relation to his expertise in electrical engineering, Mr. Wakhley began the search for all probable reasons.
“Two of the three reasons I myself found. Reason One: I had written an article for the national daily Kuensel on July 10, 2010 titled ‘Possible impact of higher electricity tariff’, implying negative impacts of tariff on environment.
Reason Two: BBS TV had interviewed me on June 27, 2009 in which I highlighted the rules set by Bhutan Electricity Authority- Code Safety, 2008 and about the death of a woman in Gelephu due to faulty placement of live wire along with a TV cable. The third one that I learnt later was my participation in solidarity walk (31 July 2009).
One of the projects, ‘Power Transmission Eastern Project’ accomplished under Wakhley’s supervision. Photo: Wakhley
And, according to KB Wakhley, the charges against him came many months later after they surrendered his service to RCSC
With much agony, Wakhley told BNS about the solidarity walk, “Many civil servants had participated in the solidarity walk from ministry of finance, ministry of foreign affairs, business community, private and corporate sectors. I was the lone official to be victimized, probably because of my ethnic background. If I have committed a crime, for that matter violated any laws of the land, I am ever ready and willing to be punished.
And on the ‘solidarity walk issue’ my explanation was accepted by, Sonam Tshering, former secretary of MoEA”. According to Wakhley, the solidarity walk was to show concern on the washing away of seven boys by Wangchhu River, in absence of any safety measures, that otherwise would have been prevented.
BEA-Code Safety-2008 under article 6.4 reads, “Failure to use Safety Equipment in accordance with the Safety Rules shall be regarded as a serious breach of the Safety Rules that may be subject to disciplinary action”.
“I had not exaggerated anything intending to cause damage to any of the officials or concern authority either in Kuensel or in BBS. I had simply cautioned the modus operandi of the then existing procedures and handling any of the equipment per Code Rule for public safety. And, that sounded threat to the RCSC commissioner Kinley Yangzom”, he states confidently.
July 16,2011 issue of ‘Business Bhutan’, a weekly tabloid, quotes, “ K.B. Wakhley alleged that he had been transferred out of BEA, at the time not to allow him to investigate the role of the Chukha Dam incident where seven boys were washed away in 2009”.
Literarily frustrated by the ongoing malfeasance, Wakhley launched his personal blog, ‘BHUTAN-Kingdom of The Most Friendly People’ on June 16, 2010 and started posting his articles published in Kuensel and his personal story. On December 10, 2010 he posted the following note on his blog and stopped-“Circumstances have forced me to refrain from writing for now. At appropriate times, I will share my views/opinions. Anyway, I enjoy reading other’s blogs; and of course a lot of books.” Nowhere has he mentioned what was the circumstance that refrained him from writing then. Almost after a year’s silence he resumed his blog on November 27, 2011. There on he is seen updating his blog very often on regular basis.
Article by Wakhley in the Kuensel
His intrepid blog writing is seen as singular voice against injustice in Bhutan’s present political power structure. When contacted by BNS, some of the readers of his blog from inside and outside Bhutan, said that they were surprised to see Wakhley so fearlessly publishing his opinion. They even doubt, why Bhutan government is turning deaf ear or ignoring his concerns. The fact that his blog post appear non-bias and authentic is he always supports every post with reasonable proof. In one of the latest posts he is not reluctant to openly label RCSC as the most corrupt agency in Bhutan. Does that mean bureaucracy is all entangled in a corruption mess?
Besides his insatiate grievances and injustice mounted on him he is seen very vocally projecting the areas badly affected by corruption in the nation’s mechanism through his blog. Readers of his blog have the feelings that he has created ripples across the nation by advocating to bring deep-rooted corruption to an end.
On repeated attempts BNS very recently could contact KB Wakhley in Thimphu, Bhutan. When asked about the reasons for his lone fighting and to who he targets to, he said, “I want to expose how things work in a bureaucratic hierarchy. In absence of Information Communication Technology (ICT), I would have been a forgotten guy by now. Many in the past fell victims to suppression and oppression, intimidation and harassment and they had no choice but to resign with a heavy heart under duress or made to retire compulsorily. I wanted to break the barrier since I have given my heart and soul for the nation as a concerned and loyal citizen of His Majesty the King, to the extent of putting my own life at grave risk couple of times. The credentials by itself speak about me.”
When BNS further inquired whether his fight is more a personal matter with RCSC or can be generalized to apply for other similar injustice acts, Mr. Wakhley said, “It is a personal as well as a representative case of what has been done to other civil servants. I would like to refrain from mentioning their names. They probably thought that raising a voice would be meaningless in a system mired with favoritism and nepotism; and experience, intelligence, commitment and integrity has no place in such a system. There may be other civil servants who may have rendered better services than what I may have done, yet they must have met with the same fate as me. Most preferred to remain silent perhaps. As far as my experience goes, honesty is a crime and such a trend must change, and change for the betterment of the civil servants and the public and the people at large. There is an absolute need for state intervention to change the status-quo and the imbedded flaw in the system.”
Mr. Wakhley strongly objects the prevalent system in Bhutan to put some unjust rules and regulations retrospectively, non-existent at the time of action.
He asserts, “Any action based on rules and regulations which is not effective is null and void.”
When asked, where has your struggle reached?, in reference to his statement from ‘Business Bhutan’ dated July 16, 2011, he said, “I will continue exposing corruption and my own factual story, which is becoming a history in itself now. Knocking the door of judiciary may be ultimate when every other option fails. I am very sure that everything will fall in place at appropriate time. Need to wait, but continue writing and expose the truth. And, of course, my fight against corruption will continue since over fifty percent of the overall development budgets are being pocketed and such a trend has kept our country a least developed even to this day. Such practices must stop at all cost, despite the fact that I am fighting a lone battle perhaps.”
Coverage on Wakhley by the Business Bhutan
But he is not free of skepticism. Judiciary is also reeling under similar vicious circle of corruption, he feels. Resting his undeterred faith on the state, he answers to a query of BNS, “Getting rid of repression or oppression or elimination of such trends must come for that matter, from the state. Government in power will attempt to swing votes in their favor through manipulative process if need arises. Government come and go, but our monarchy and the Kings must remain for perpetuity and it is here that the state must play a very clear and vital role. In Kings we trust, and it is the ultimate hope that the kings listen the plea and find solution to problems being faced by me and the like. Sustenance of independence, sovereignty, security and prosperity of the nation and people lie in our monarchs.”
To the question- how long will you continue to write if at all nobody responded to your lone fight?- he reiterated, “It is immaterial whether they hear my voice or not, but truth must be continued to be exposed. Here in our country, officials and prominent people are scared of reality and truth. Why is such a trend? And bureaucrats and prominent and influential people are always protected and never brought to book. Only the small fishes are seen on the fray and they are always hunted.”
In one of his blog posts, Wakhley hinted of discrimination against him based on his lhotshampa background, “Humiliating, harassing and intimidating a committed and honest senior civil servant from a minority background who had contributed a lot to the nation is uncalled for in a GNH country. I am sure that the leaders and the government of the day will review the issue thoroughly and take prompt actions on those defaulters”
One retired civil servant-turned-businessman in Thimphu, requesting anonymity, divulged to BNS, “Nepotism takes precedence over academic excellence earned, getting favor from RCSC these days in Bhutan. Major mistakes or abuse of authority go unnoticed if you are of big name or have somebody in backing. In Thimphu we call big fish and small fish. But, if you are in a good position, in terms of rank, and if they are eying your position for their dear ones- your very small unintentional mistake is sufficient to kick you. Same thing has happened to me. I could not make my plea heard for I have no one on backing. I looked towards the future of my children and started the business. I blame my fate for not being born in an elite family”.
Was he not concerned of his children’s future? Yet, optimism prevailed. He said, “There are two things. One, every day is not Sunday. This trend shall come to an end and everyone with quality gets share to equal opportunity. Second, we need to educate our children to fit everywhere, meaning business or private firms or with some very professional expertise. Otherwise, in this small country with handful of population, that day not so far where an educated citizen begs in the streets and all the nation’s departments will be crowded by someone’s family members.”
What has been most striking in Wakhley’s post is a story of him seeking consultancy license which was granted but denied registration by the construction development board within Ministry of works and human settlement. How intentional was that not to allow registration of consultancy firm for KB Wakhley who has already proven records of good deeds for the country? Are all conspiracy theories working in Bhutan?
Team of dignitaries and project officials during the inaguration of Power Transmission Eastern Grid Project at Deothang Substation in Samdrupjongkhar after its completion. Photo: Wakhley
As implied, Wakhley is not a singular case of such unjust imposition, denial, intimidation and finally eviction. Several other civil servants and even common people could have faced such marginalization, for the trend is set already. Mr.Wakhley is the torch-bearer now, but will he be heard by the leadership of democratic Bhutan? Are others prepared to follow him to get proper justice?
Wakhley prefers to call this writing a wake-up call. If this goes unattended, democracy is not supposed to be taking roots where everybody should enjoy equal treatment. If a civil servant sees a deep rooted corruption in the higher bodies of authority, even the constitutional organs, a local office of Gup cannot be free of such deception, where villagers can be as gullible as possible. A timely correction in the institutional flaws shall provide opportunity to achieve the goals of GNH, rather than just beating drums of hollow GNH model.
Shiva Mapchhan was just six years old when his parents left their home village in Salami, Tsirang Bhutan some twenty years ago.
Singer Shiva Mapchan
Growing up in Beldangi refugee camp, Shiva showed his inclination to learn music. Living with most scarce of resources, he harbored a desire to take music as passion, but did not actually know when he would be able to sing for a music video, unaware of how he could make one.
Mapchan’s passion for music was evident since young age – he still vividly remembers his first performance in third grade. After settling in Atlanta, GA, Mapchan busied himself with music classes and trainings before finally releasing his first album, Pahilo Paaila, in January 2014, in association with Bhutanese Artists of Georgia, and the Rhythm Screen creation. Pailo Paaila carries six songs, of which four music videos have already been created. Chhitiz Paari being the latest, released in August 22, created a wave of nostalgia of forbidden homeland.
It was Kamal Rai, the proprietor of Rhythm Screen Creation, director and editor of the music video-pahilo paaila- who brought his talent to the screen for greater viewership. The scenes that are captured for the video in different states of the US certainly demands a big deal of travel for search of appropriate location. “It is a task consuming major part of initial phase of life in US, and we have invested money from our pockets” says Kamal Rai.
Models Shiva and Sabina
Chhitiz paari (literally Beyond the Horizon)– also the title song –is inspired by the feeling of nostalgia, of constant struggle between wealth and promise of the western world, and the unerring beauty of natural landscape and communal lifestyle of the home. Through the video, Mapchan hopes to relate to the Diaspora their story of leaving behind native land and culture in pursue of a more prosperous life for themselves and their families in a foreign land. In this music video, Shiva himself have his composition, while Sabina Gurung assisted him in modeling.
Shiva is quite smart in presenting his talent of both singing and modeling for the music video. As a budding talent, Mapchan’s skill for the singing and modeling has the power to attract many more viewers, but a long way to go refined.
Mapchan is very thankful for the unyielding support of Kamal Rai, owner of the Rhythm Screen Production, among friends, family, and of course, all Nepali music lovers who have supported him and his talents throughout his journey.
Ghan Ghan madal, released Jan 12, 2014
Mero Mutuma, female singer Shreyasi Chemjong Limbu, released Nov 2, 2014
मनीष अधिकारी “माया” नामक म्यूज़िक भिडियोको एल्वम लिएर आउने भएका छन। भूटानको तकलाई व्लकमा जन्म लिई गोलधाप शरणार्थी शिविर हुदै आइओवा आइपुगेका अधिकारी केही वर्ष अधिसम्म आफू स्थापित हुन यो देशमा सङ्घर्ष गर्दै थिए।
“नयाँ तथा पुराना स्थापित गायक र कलाकारसँग काम गर्न पाउदा ज्यादै खुसी छु” प्रसन्न मुद्रामा अधिकारीले भूटान समाचारसँगको सम्वादमा बताए।
जम्मा छवटा गीत रहेको उक्त एल्वममा नेपालका प्रख्यात गायकद्वय सत्यराज आचार्य र स्वरूपराज आचार्य, बाबु बोगटी टिका लामिछाने, किरन गजमेर, मिलन अमात्य र संयम मनिसको आवाज़ छ।
१७ वर्षीया किरन गजमेरले सङ्गीत भरेको उक्त एल्वममा नेपाली चर्चित एवं व्यस्त नायिका केकी अधिकारीले अभिनय गरेकी छिन।
“यो सब एउटा माया हो, जो हरेक जीवमा कुनै न कुनै रूपमा देखिन्छ” मनीषले एल्वमको नामको विषयमा बताए। “सामाजीक कार्यमा र नव कलाकारको उत्थानमा समर्पित हुनेछ हाम्रो एल्वमको रक़म जुन स्थान नपाएका र आर्थिक समस्यले पिछा परेका छन” मनीष भन्छन |
Dil Bahadur Magar, 25, has been charged in murder of fellow Bhutanese woman Bhoti Subba, 38, who was found strangled in her apartment in July in the Salt Lake City, Utah.
Murder-accused Dil Magar/(Picture courtesy: KSL.com/Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
Agar was charged on Sep 23, Wednesday, in the 3rd District Court with single counts of murder and aggravated burglary, both first degree felonies, in Subba’s death, reported KSL.com.
According to the report, Subba’s body was found on July 6 when local police conducted a welfare check.
Accused Magar is reported to have informed authority that he knew Subba only through his girlfriend and claimed he never called her on her phone. However, investigators revealed that Magar deleted his call log, and also found 18 call records with his in Subba’s phone.
According to charging documents, Magar’s DNA profile was found consistent with various evidences found on Subba’s finger nails, pieces of electrical wire that was found in a bag in her rented apartment and a soda bottle.
The accused is being held in the Salt Lake County Jail on US $ 1m bail.
