Immediate installation of lifts done away with
Thromde: Five-storey and above buildings in thromdes across the country will no longer be required to install lifts unlike in the past. This is an outcome of the fifth Annual Thromde Coordination...
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Thrompons and MPs receive annual increments LG: Even as the government is making efforts to empower local governments, grassroots leaders continue to face a discrepancy when it comes to salaries and...
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Bhutanese martial artists bagged seven gold, five silver and 14 bronze medals at an international competition in India last week. Aanisha Rai won a gold medal in the 2-minute fight category that had 32...
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As a concluding event for the Winter Judo Coaching Camp, the Bhutan Judo Association organised the 2017 Winter Judo Tournament on February 12. A total of 53 matches were conducted in seven different...
View ArticleStrengthening local government’s capacity on public health
Health: More than 35 officials, including dzongkhag tshogdu (DT) chairpersons, cultural, gewog administrative and planning officers, and multi-sectoral task force (MSTF) and community-based support...
View ArticleA buckwheat house serving indigenous organic food in Bumthang
Business: If you are in Bumthang and want to taste local food, you might want to visit a single-storey house located a few minutes walk from Chamkhar town towards Jakar Lhakhang. Popularly known as the...
View ArticleAir Services Agreement signed with UAE
Aviation: Bhutanese airlines can now fly to the UAE following the signing of an Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Bhutan and UAE on February 13. The ASA was signed between the information and...
View ArticleDangerous beliefs
The killing of a man suspected of sorcery last year is a disturbing and tragic incident. There was another incident a few years back of another woman suspected of witchery being murdered. These are...
View ArticleGyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway almost connected
Connectivity: The 75-kilometre Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway could finally be connected in about three months if work progress is not hindered by machine break downs. Project engineer with Department...
View ArticleNot following due process reason for banning Hema Hema: DoC
Film: Against the general understanding that Department of Culture (DoC) was responsible for not certifying the movie Hema Hema Sing Me a Song: While I wait, culture officials told Kuensel that the...
View ArticleMinimum plot size needed to construct houses
… being studied Thromde: A task force will be formed to study and determine what the standard plot size should be for which a house can be constructed on. Representatives from the four thromdes and the...
View ArticleAddressing challenges facing the RNR sector
Even as agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the country, it is groaning under myriad challenges. The sector’s growth has remained insufficient to adequately address poverty, which is...
View ArticleChilli ban boosts business for Brongteri vegetable group
The group is geared up to increase production further this year Cooperatives: Last year was a fruitful year for the Brongteri vegetable group in Bangtsho chiwog, Dewathang. Despite being able to sell...
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His Majesty The King grants dhar
His Majesty The King granted dhar to appoint the Secretaries of International Boundaries and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to promote two Lieutenant Colonels from the RBG and RBA to the rank of...
View ArticlePM attends World Government Summit in Dubai
Visit: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay attended the World Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from February 11-13 with 4,000 delegates from around 140 countries and heads of...
View ArticleRemit Bhutan launched in Perth
Financial: The finance ministry launched Remit Bhutan, a foreign currency account facility for non-resident Bhutanese in Perth, Australia on February 14 according to a press release from the Royal...
View ArticleRCSC introduces MaX online system
ICT: With the launch of the Managing for Excellence (MaX) online system, civil servants can now submit their performance appraisals online. The online system developed with the financial assistance...
View ArticleRoad at Kamji restored, opened to traffic
Connectivity: The road at Kamji, which is 22.4km from Phuentsholing on the highway to Thimphu has been restored and is now open to traffic, including heavy vehicles. Works and human settlement...
View ArticleGovt. implementing alcohol policy
… but demand for local beers growing Alcohol: During the ongoing consultative health workshop in Wangdue, Bumthang’s Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) chairperson questioned health officials on why the...
View ArticleVoice of the Thunder Dragon in the US
Exhibition: Four Bhutanese contemporary visual artists are exhibiting their artworks in an exhibition titled Voice of the Thunder Dragon in the United States. Curated by collector Maxwell S Joseph, the...
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