Number of drug abusers rising in the east
Drug issues in Trashigang might not be as grave as it is in Thimphu and Phuentsholing but the menace is on the rise in the east. Compared to just two cases in 2015, Trashigang police apprehended 13...
View ArticleFinance ministry revises land compensation rates
The finance ministry has revised compensation rates for land, structures, cash crops and fruit trees when acquired by the government. The finance ministry’s notification issued on April 21, to the...
View Article14th annual Tarayana Fair
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck graced the inauguration of the 14th annual Tarayana Fair in Thimphu yesterday. Around 70 community members under various Tarayana projects are...
View ArticleACC clears Tsirangtoe MP
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) dropped its investigation on the alleged involvement of Tsirangtoe MP Novin Darlami in a fake Rural Enterprise Development Corporation Ltd (REDCL) office in...
View ArticleHis Majesty The King granted an Audience to Chief of the Army Staff of the...
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat
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Train your mind to find the magic in small, everyday things
Hi Lama, I always feel bored. I get up late and just roam around. I play a lot of snooker and video games. I used to enjoy writing when I was in college, but now I don’t do anything. I feel that my...
View ArticleCrab Panache with Local Rum
Ingredients: Crabmeat 80gms Rum 60ml Star anise few pieces Water melon 30gms Mango 30gm Green Apple 80gms Lemon Grass powder a pinch Vanilla Ice-cream 1 scoop Dry Red Chilly A pinch Lemon Juice...
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BAOWE empowering women through entrepreneurship
For Phub Lham, life became difficult when she separated from her husband. With four children to look after and without any qualification, the 58-year-old woman came to Thimphu looking for a job. She...
View ArticleJournalists uncomfortable with Bhutan’s press freedom rank
Access to information and sustainability of media houses are among the challenges journalists face in the country The Reporters Without Borders’ recent press freedom ranking has caused a stir among...
View ArticleAssembly to discuss Zhemgang CS upgradation proposal
The Zhemgang dzongkhag tshogdu’s (DT) request for a college will be discussed in the upcoming National Assembly (NA) session. The request was included in the Parliament session’s agenda during the...
View ArticleSherig journey and challenges
The Centre for Educational Research and Development, Paro College of Education, in collaboration with University of Birmingham, UK launched Education in Bhutan: Culture, Schooling and Gross National...
View ArticleLessons to be learnt
The tragic death of a four-year-old boy whose body was found by the Wangchhu in Thimphu has left the people disturbed. A tearful plea by the boy’s mother after he went missing went viral and became...
View ArticleA Lesson for Bhutan from a Still-Recovering Nepal
Two years ago, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25 and a major aftershock on May 12 took nearly 9,000 lives and damaged hundreds of thousands of homes here in Nepal. Bhutan, like much of the world,...
View ArticleStreetlights make Pipaldara road safe
The road to Pipaldara in Phuentsholing has been installed with LED bulb streetlight. This is the first case of lighting a street with LED bulbs. Wrapped under a thick teak jungle, Pipaldara road is the...
View ArticlePicture story
More than 170 domestic animals, including cattle, pigs and goats, were rescued after the Bhutan Semchen Tshethar Tshogpa (animal saving non-profit charity) was established in 2016. The figure was...
View ArticleCampaign against alcohol and drugs targets eastern Bhutan
A civil society organisation dedicated to support people affected by alcoholism, Chithuen Phendey Association (CPA), conducted a daylong campaign in Trashigang yesterday to create awareness on the ill...
View ArticleMalaria still a threat
A forty-year-old soldier of Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) died of malaria on the eve of World Malaria Day on April 24 in Gelephu. This is the first reported malaria death in the country since 2013. The death...
View ArticleParliament to discuss LG leaders’ salaries
Customs Bill and the BBIN motor vehicle agreement will be deliberated in a joint sitting Besides bills, the ninth session of the National Assembly, which begins tomorrow will also deliberate on the...
View ArticleTsamdro compensation in Trashigang will complete by this month
Of the Nu 22.79 million (M) assessed for tsamdro (pastureland) compensation in Trashigang, about Nu 17.73 could go to compensate the people in Merak and Sakteng gewogs. With 47,728.81 acres of tsamdro,...
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