Archive Bhutan 2001

Refugee flay Bhutan govt move (Kathmandu Post, 06/12/2001)
See also corresponding article in Kuensel (including comments): Bhutan starts drafting a written constitution (Kuensel, 30/11/2001)

Refugee verification on (Kathmandu Post, 05/12/2001)

Bhutanese refugees and security, by S. Chandrasekharan (Kathmandu Post, 29/11/2001)

Druk’s evasive ploy, letter by R Narayan Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 22/11/2001)

Bhutanese refugees to launch joint agitation (Kathmandu Post, 22/11/2001)
See also editorial Joint agitation (Kathmandu Post, 23/11/2001)

Is the Dragon back to its old game?, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 12/11/2001)

Bhutanese example, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 09/11/2001)

Nepal pushes for two categories even as Thimphu keeps quiet, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 07/11/2001)
See also Take it seriously (Kathmandu Post, 07/11/2001), Harmonization: Another hurdle for repatriation? by DNS Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 07/11/2001), Dialogue ends in deadlock (Kathmandu Post, 08/11/2001), Refugee talks conclude: Nepal, Bhutan agree to maintain momentum (Rising Nepal, 08/11/2001), Refugees concerned over deadlock (Kathmandu Post, 09/11/2001), Our fecklessness (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2001), Again Bhutan finds a loose end to weave a tangle (People's Review, 14/11/2001)

Nepal-Bhutan talks from Nov. 6 (Kathmandu Post, 01/11/2001)
See also Minister Bastola doubts refugee breakthrough (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2001), Premature optimism (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2001)

Repatriation Of Bhutanese Refugees: Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Rising Nepal, 29/10/2001)

Verification of Bhutanese refugees still at snail’s pace (Rising Nepal, 24/10/2001)

Refugees seek international intervention, by S. Chandrasekharan (Kathmandu Post, 24/10/2001)

The making of refugees, by Mandal J N (Kathmandu Post, 16/10/2001)

Bhutanese refugee repatriation by 2001-end : Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 16/10/2001)
See also Ambassador’s remarks (Kathmandu Post, 17/10/2001), Nepalese envoy hopeful on resolution of Bhutanese refugee issue (People's Review, 18/10/2001)

Thimpu’s political will on trial, by Mohan Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 10/10/2001)

Bhutanese leaders call for movement (Kathmandu Post, 10/10/2001)

The crux of the problem, by D.N.S. Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 08/10/2001)

Refugee problem and instability, by S Chandrasekharan (Kathmandu Post, 27/09/2001)

Refugees warned of death threats (Kathmandu Post, 21/09/2001)

Need for international intervention, by D N S Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 17/09/2001)

Bhutan Gains If Refugees Go Home, by Nishchal Nath Pandey (Rising Nepal, 15/09/2001)

Bhutan Backgrounder, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 14/09/2001)
Book review of Mathew Joseph C., Ethnic Conflict in Bhutan. New Delhi: Nirala.

Bhutanese leader Budhathoki murdered (Kathmandu Post, 12/09/2001)
See also Prime accused of Budhathoki's murder still at large, by Chintamani Dahal & Lila Baral (Kathmandu Post, 11/09/2001), Budhathoki of Bhutan (Kathmandu Post, 11/09/2001), Budhathoki’s last rites performed (Kathmandu Post, 12/09/2001), Rizal seeks probe into Budhathoki’s murder: Govt urged to provide security cover to other leaders (Kathmandu Post, 14/09/2001), Punish the guilty (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2001), Budhathoki’s 13-day rituals performed (Kathmandu Post, 22/09/2001)

IBFS calls for speedy repatriation of refugees (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2001)

Nepal, Bhutan agree to increase ongoing verification pace (Rising Nepal, 23/08/2001)
See also Repatriation of Khudunabari refugees to begin by October (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2001), Verification should not delay repatriation of refugees, by Tej B. Thapa (People's Review, 23/08/2001), Refugee-verification: Bhutan sticks to its guns, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 24/08/2001), Too Little (Rising Nepal, 24/08/2001), Tedious Talkathon, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 24/08/2001), Scant progress (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2001), Nepal managed a diplomatic coup against Bhutan, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 29/08/2001), Once more Minister comes back empty handed from Bhutan (People's Review, 30/08/2001), Bhutanese Refugee Issue: Scarcity Of Seriousness, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 31/08/2001), JMC meeting : A pointless rendezvous, by Madhab P Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2001)

Bhutan in no mood to speed up refugee verification, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 22/08/2001)

FM Mahat heads for Bhutan today (Kathmandu Post, 20/08/2001)
See also Mahat leaves for Bhutan: Refugee talks: It’s show time, once again, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 20/08/2001), FM Mahat leaves for Thimpu: Speedy verification high on agenda (Kathmandu Post, 21/08/2001)

Refugee leaders submit memo to FM Mahat (Kathmandu Post, 19/08/2001)

Disunity among Bhutanese refugees, by Mandal J N (Kathmandu Post, 16/08/2001)

This rare move may checkmate Bhutan's ploy, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 14/08/2001)

JVT and refugee verification, by Jagadish B Mathema (Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2001)

11th Nepal-Bhutan meet from Aug 20 (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2001)

Refugees prohibited to leave camp for jobs (Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2001)

Once mighty DNC crumbles from in-fighting (Kathmandu Post, 04/08/2001)
See also DNC’s split will not affect Bhutanese movement: say leaders (Kathmandu Post, 11/08/2001)

Slow pace of verification worries experts (Rising Nepal, 01/08/2001)
See also How Long For Verifying Bhutanese Refugees! by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 01/08/2001), Consultations on refugees problem concludes with ten-point resolutions (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2001), Dead slow (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2001), Leisurely Verification (Rising Nepal, 02/08/2001)

Tears shall drown the wind, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Sunday Post, 29/07/2001)

Refugees appeal to Bhutan King, by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 19/07/2001)

Bhutan could thwart peaceful refugee repatriation, by Nitya Nanda Timalsina (Kathmandu Post, 16/07/2001)

Nepal-Bhutan talks likely in July end Focus on ‘slow’ verification (Kathmandu Post, 11/07/2001)

Revolution of rising expectations in Bhutan, by Dhurba P Rizal (Kathmandu Post, 02/07/2001)

Nepal-Bhutan cultural ties stressed (Rising Nepal, 25/06/2001)

South Asia UNHCR chief in Jhapa (Kathmandu Post, 23/06/2001)

Over 3,300 refugees interviewed (Kathmandu Post, 19/06/2001)

Locals initiate actions to lay-off refugee teachers (Kathmandu Post, 18/06/2001)

Right to return under international law, by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 23/05/2001)

More JVT teams needed (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2001)
See also Refugees request for multiple JVTs (Rising Nepal, 22/05/2001)

Land, laws and citizenship in Bhutan (Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2001)

Nepal and Bhutan enhance cooperation (Kuensel, 12/05/2001)

Rhetoric of good governance in Bhutan, by Dhurba P Rizal (Kathmandu Post, 11/05/2001)

Verification too slow (Kathmandu Post, 08/05/2001)

Danish envoy concerned over slow verification, by Pramod Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 04/05/2001)

Bhutanese refugee verification exercise, by Mandal J N (Kathmandu Post, 03/05/2001)

Testing time for Bhutan, once again, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 30/04/2001)

Resolution against Bhutan’s racism (Rising Nepal, 30/04/2001)

Bastola for acceleration of Refugee Verification (Kathmandu Post, 29/04/2001)
See also editorial Expedite Verification (Rising Nepal, 30/04/2001)

Initiate talks with Rijal, Bhutan King urged (Rising Nepal, 25/04/2001)

Snail’s pace in refugee verification process flayed (Kathmandu Post, 24/04/2001)

Joint verification makes good progress, by Kinley Dorji (Kuensel, 21/04/2001)
See also editorial Motives within motives (Kuensel, 21/04/2001)

Bhutanese refugees : Victims of circumstances, by Birendra Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 17/04/2001)
See also letter by B. Bandeydah, Discordant note (Kathmandu Post, 20/04/2001)

JVT interviews 625 refugees (Kathmandu Post, 16/04/2001)
See also editorial Speed up verification (Kathmandu Post, 17/04/2001) and Refugee verification too slow (People's Review, 19/04/2001)

Hurdles ahead of refugee repatriation, by S Chandrasekharan (Kathmandu Post, 12/04/2001)

No euphoria for Bhutanese refugees, by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2001)

Refugees urge for faster verification, by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 08/04/2001)

Hard struggle to reach refugee verification, by S Chandrasekharan (Kathmandu Post, 05/04/2001)

Verification euphoria wanes: ‘Too slow, could take decade’, say refugees, by Bhaskar Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 05/04/2001)

Refugee Verification: A Ray Of Hope, by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 04/04/2001)

Refugeee verification : Need for third party involvement, by D N S Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 04/04/2001)

Bhutanese refugees: Verification has begun - what next? by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 02/04/2001)

Rana replaces Nepal at JVT for refugees (Rising Nepal, 31/03/2001)
See also JVT Nepali head replaced, verification delayed (Kathmandu Post, 04/04/2001)

Waiting for Results, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 30/03/2001)

Refugees fear reprisal on return, by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 30/03/2001)

Refugee verification begins, by Chinta Mani Dahal & Lila Baral (Kathmandu Post, 27/0372001)
See also Refugee verification begins at snail’s pace, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 27/03/2001) and Slow verification process irks refugees, by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2001). But see also Refugee verification pace catches up a bit, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 27/03/2001) and Verification speed on the mark, could still go up, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 29/03/2001)

Nepal, Bhutan begin verification work today (Kathmandu Post, 26/03/2001
See also Verification of Bhutanese refugees starts today, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 26/03/2001)

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GRINSO to monitor verification (Kathmandu Post, 24/03/2001)

Bhutanese refugees: Verification process to begin from Monday, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 21/03/2001)
See also Incorrect Refugee Data, letter by S.B. Subba, Chairman Bhutanese Refugee Representative Repatriation Committee (BRRC) (Rising Nepal, 22/03/2001)

Refugee verification yet to begin (Kathmandu Post, 19/03/2001)
See also Bhutanese refugees: Verification to take place at JVT office (Rising Nepal, 19/03/2001)

Bhutanese Refugees: Finally, We Are Here! (Spotlight, 16/03/2001)

Refugee verification team yet to hold formal talks (Rising Nepal, 14/03/2001)

Towards The Solution (Rising Nepal, 13/03/2001)

Include UNHCR in verification team : Refugees (Kathmandu Post, 12/03/2001)

Bhutanese officials arrive in Jhapa (Kathmandu Post, 12/03/2001)

JVT delay worries refugees (Kathmandu Post, 10/03/2001)

Involve UNHCR in verification process (Kathmandu Post, 03/03/2001)
See also Joint verification of refugees: Suggestions for corrective measures (Rising Nepal, 04/03/2001)

Rijal leaves for Kolkata for treatment, by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 10/02/2001)

BNDP for protection of refugees’ rights (Kathmandu Post, 08/02/2001)

A Bhutanese Refugee Update: No Time To Relax Guard (Rising Nepal, 07/02/2001)

Do your roofs leak? (Nepali Times, 02/02/2001)

$ 1 M for Bhutanese refugees from US, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 01/02/2001)

Bhutan under threat from north-east militants, by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2001)

Return-home euphoria peaks among refugees, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2001)

Refugee verification from February 3rd week, by Lok Raj Dhakal (Rising Nepal, 30/01/2001)

‘Back to Bhutan’ palpable in camps, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2001)
See also editorial Commendable move (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2001)

JVT ends camp visit, raises hope, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 28/01/2001)

Bhutanese Refugee Problem: Towards An Amicable Solution, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal, 27/01/2001)

Bhutanese officials make first ever visit to refugee camps, by Damakant Jayshi(Kathmandu Post, 27/01/2001)
See also editorial Positive Sign (Rising Nepal, 27/01/2001)

Team likely to visit camp today, by Damakant Jayshi & Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 26/01/2001)
See also Bhutanese Refugee Issue: Team to visit camps before verification (Rising Nepal, 26/01/2001)

Bhutan to send Rijal abroad for medical check-up (Rising Nepal, 25/01/2001)

Refugee joint verification team starts work (Kathmandu Post, 25/01/2001)

Nepali literature in Bhutan suffers (Kathmandu Post, 21/01/2001)

Clinton okays US$ 22m for refugees, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 21/01/2001)

Bhutan’s upperhand (Kathmandu Post, 20/01/2001)
Letter by Binod Badeidah, a Bhutanese refugee living in a camp in Jhapa, Nepal

Refugees await verification with mixed feelings, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 19/01/2001)

Nepal and Bhutan Move to Resolve Refugee Problem (Telegraph, 17/01/2001)

US lauds Nepal, Bhutan agreement (Rising Nepal, 13/01/2001)
See also EU hails verification process (Kathmandu Post, 14/01/2001)

Nepal-Bhutan talks inch ahead (Nepali Times, 12/01/2001)

Homeward bound? by Rakesh Chhetri (Nepali Times, 05/01/2001)

Nepal-Bhutan Talks: One Step Forward, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 05/01/2001)

Bhutan agrees to field verification of refugees (People's Review, 05/01/2001)
See also editorial Keep fingers crossed (People's Review, 05/01/2001)

Nepal, Bhutan form refugee verification team (Kathmandu Post, 05/01/2001)

Bhutanese Refugee Issue: A New Hope, by Jagadish B. Mathema (Rising Nepal, 02/01/2001)

One step forward (Kathmandu Post, 02/01/2001)