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His Majesty returns Home

His Majesty the King and the Queen returns home today after completing  their five-day visit to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

During their visit from February 14th to 19th, Their Majesties visited the Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara, a Buddhist monastery in Dhaka and laid the foundation stone for the Atisha statue and pagoda to be built at the monastery.

Their Majesties offered prayers at the monastery and were offered the most sacred ash relic of the 10th century Buddhist teacher, Atisha Dipankara Srijnana also known as Jowo Je Palden Atisha.

Their Majesties also met with Sheikh Hasina who hosted a dinner at her residence in Gonobhaban.

His Majesty also met the opposition leader and the chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Begum Khaleda Zia, foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni and Bhutanese students studying in Bangladesh.

Koffe with Karan

Karan Johar hosts Miss World Pageant, Aishwarya Rai, and actor Abhishek Bachchan on the show. In her conversation with Karan, Aishwarya states about the correlation of marriage with the career. She is of opinion that one can handle career by simultaneously maintaining a good marital relationship. Abhishek Bachchan puts his views on his interaction with the co-stars of the film industry and discusses about his personal thoughts. In the rapid fire round, Abhishek wins the contest.

Canada: Three meals a day and awesome technology

A deaf Bhutanese refugee tells Tom Spears about life in her new country

 By Tom Spears, The Ottawa Citizen

Pabi Rizal grew up in a refugee camp in Nepal, arriving in Canada three years ago at age 18. She is deaf and has learned English and western-style sign language together in her new country. She has two jobs and does volunteer work. The Citizen asked her about adjusting to life here; she took the questions through video conference with a signing interpreter and replied in writing:
Where did you live in Bhutan? And when did you arrive in Canada?
Born and lived in Dagana, Bhutan for first six months. Then moved to Beldangi 2 Refugee Camp in Nepal from 6 months old to 18 years old. I arrived in Canada on July 15th, 2009.
Do you remember the feeling of getting off the plane and seeing this country the first time?
Yes I remember — wow, big city in Toronto (airport) and then Ottawa on same day, many airplanes.
Why did you come to Canada instead of a different country?
UNHCR recommended my family to move to Canada. My parents accepted. (UNHCR is the United Nations agency for refugees.)
How difficult is it to live with a new culture? With new kinds of food and customs?
Breakfast and supper in Nepal comparing to Canada 3 meals a day. Nepal food is spicy with lots of vegetables, fruits and rice every day comparing to Canadian food and many snacks (I do not eat sweet snacks)
Have you ever seen a hockey game?
Yes, first time last March in Belleville with my school friends and staff to watch Belleville Bulls vs. Ottawa 67’s. Ottawa won

News Release — Canada announces plans to resettle more Bhutanese refugees

Ottawa, June 20, 2012 — Canada’s plan to welcome up to 500 more Bhutanese refugees was unveiled today by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, as World Refugee Day is celebrated around the world. “In May 2007, the government committed to resettling up to 5,000 Bhutanese refugees who had been living for nearly two decades in refugee camps,” said Minister Kenney. “I’m pleased to announce that Canada will welcome up to 500 more Bhutanese refugees who have family connections in Canada.” Bhutanese refugees have been living in several United Nations-run refugee camps in eastern Nepal since the early 1990s. As part of Canada’s commitment to working with the international community to find long-term solutions for these refugees, Canada agreed to resettle up to 5,000 Bhutanese

Dance India Dance Lil Masters

Dance India Dance is an Indian dance competition show that airs on Zee TV in the India , produced by UTV Software Communications and has become India's larget dance-based reality show. The show's title was inspired by Kannada film Dance Raja Dance. [1] The show first premiered on January 30, 2009, was created by Zee TV producers . The first season was hosted by Tarana Raja; since then second season it has been hosted by Indian television personality Saumya Tandon with Jay Bhanushali. The show features a unique format wherein dancers from a variety of styles enter open auditions held in Indian Metropolitan cities to showcase their unique style and talents and, if allowed to move forward, then are put through Mega-audition rounds of auditions to test their ability to adapt to different styles. At the end of Mega Audition, Only Top 18 dancers are chosen as 'finalists' who move on to compete in the competition's main phase where they will perform solo, duet and group dance numbers in a variety of styles in competition for the votes of the broadcast viewing audience which, combined with the input of a panel of judges, determines which dancers will advance to the next stage from week to week.[2] The show features a variety of Indian cultural and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical, contemporary, Bollywood, hip-hop, jazz, Kalaripayattu, Salsa , Samba and musical theatre styles, amongst others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented. Competitors attempt to master these styles in an attempt to survive successive weeks of elimination and win a cash prize (typically Rs 50 Lakh) and often other awards, as well as the title of "India's Best Dancer". The show is choreographed by some of the most popular Indian choreographers, such as Terence Lewis, Remo D'Souza and Geeta Kapoor. The show has won several Television Awards for Most Popular Dance Reality Show in the history of India.