Japanese Princess to visit Bhutan in June
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino will arrive in the country on a state visit in the first week of June this year. Princess Mako of Akishino, 26, is the eldest grandchild of Emperor...
View ArticleIndian tourist dies in accident
An 81-year old female Indian tourist died on impact when the Wagon R taxi she was travelling in veered off the road at Wokulum above Thinleygang on the Thimphu-Punakha highway around 2pm on April 11....
View ArticleFire guts lhakhang in Zhemgang
Fire raised a lhakhang to the ground in Dungbi, Zhemgang, on the night of April 11. All relics, including the statues, could not be saved. The lhakhang, named as Kibu Lungtsen lhakhang, was built 13...
View ArticleNPPF fines tenants for unlawfully occupying a flat
Samdrupjongkhar thromde dispute settlement committee has decided to impose a fine on two tenants staying at the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF) housing colony unit for unlawfully occupying...
View ArticlePenden Cement hikes price
Increased demand in both domestic and international markets has hiked the price of cement. Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL) increased the price of a bag of cement to Nu 287.50 yesterday from Nu...
View ArticlePM launches EU-funded climate programme
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay officially launched the EU-funded Rural Development and Climate Change Response Programme in Thimphu yesterday. The EU will provide EUR 21.5 million (M) for various...
View ArticleCDCL may undertake tunneling works for Nikachhu
…negotiations on with the contractor After the Kholongchhu hydropower project, the Construction Development Corporation Ltd. (CDCL) is now planning to work on a portion of tunneling works for the...
View ArticleEco-friendly fashion exhibition begins
A local fashion designer’s eco-friendly apparel are on exhibition for the next three months at the Royal Textile Academy beginning today. Her Royal Highness Princess Euphelma Choden Wangchuck...
View ArticleCaste-based case dismissed
Gelephu dungkhag court yesterday dismissed the case of a 36-year-old man, who alleged discrimination based on caste. The man first lodged the case with the Gelephu police in January this year. Police...
View ArticleNeed to strike a balance
Shingkhar-Gorgan road is Bhutan’s development story that is muddled deep in the quagmire of complications. The tussle between the government and environmentalists has been going on for a long time now,...
View ArticleArrow victim in stable condition
A 40-year-old man from Thimphu was hit above his left ear by a traditional arrow during an archery match final yesterday at Changlimithang. The man, health officials say, is recovering and is in stable...
View ArticlePicture story
His Majesty The King’s Representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee , HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, signed a Pre-Games Training Camp Agreement with the Kanagawa Prefectural...
View ArticleZunglen primary school needs renovation
Zunglen primary school in Drepong gewog, Mongar, is located in the heart of the community. With houses and arable lands on the left and forest on the right, the school looks scenic. The school, locals...
View Article390 households in Mongar receive LPG cylinders
About 390 households of three gewogs in Mongar received a domestic LPG cylinder each over the last three days through the economic affairs ministry’s rural LPG scheme. Officiating chief at the regional...
View ArticleBlacktopping of Dagana GC roads in full swing
By the end of this financial year, most gewog centre (GC) roads in Dagana are expected to be blacktopped. So far, three of the 14 GC roads have already been blacktopped. The blacktopped GC roads...
View ArticleStrengthening the immigration system
In a most welcome move, the immigration office in Phuentsholing has been upgraded. The hundreds of tourists and expatriates that enter the country though the city daily will now have a more pleasant...
View ArticleEU-Bhutan partnership strengthened
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday said the EU-Bhutan partnership is growing and that it needed to be celebrated. Speaking at the launch of the EU-funded Rural Development and Climate Change...
View ArticleACC prosecutes Trongsa land case
The OAG had dismissed the case stating it did not merit criminal proceedings Trongsa dzongkhag court deferred the preliminary hearing on the alleged illegal land transaction case in Trongsa to April...
View ArticleDismiss BICMA’s charges: BBS
In the ongoing case regarding the broadcasting of clippings from the film Hema Hema, the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) rebutted yesterday that the charges by the Bhutan Info-Comm Media Authority’s...
View ArticleHer Majesty the Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck in Pemagatshel
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck with students of Nangkhor Central School in Pemagatshel. Her Majesty is on a high-level nationwide advocacy tour to create awareness on priority...
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