Heavy rain forecast in southern Bhutan
The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) has cautioned the people of south and southeastern region of possible heavy rainfall in the next 72 hours. NCHM issued a public notification on...
View ArticleHaa court convicts BOD manager and attendant
Haa dzongkhag court has sentenced a fuel depot manager of Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD) to one year three months imprisonment for official misconduct. The court also sentenced the fuel attendant to...
View ArticleHeavy rains flood Gelephu
Heavy rains that flooded Gelephu until late afternoon yesterday did not cause damage to life and property, Gelephu thromde officials said. The rainwater that flooded the border gate area soon dried up...
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In preparation for the upcoming ‘Tour of the Dragon’ next month, 38 bikers participated in a day-long Thimphu mountain biking club (TMBC) climbing challenge at Pangrizampa, Thimphu on August 6. The...
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Thimphu Magics defeated Delinquents to lift the Coronation Cup 2017 trophy for the second time yesterday. In the women’s final, Taras won against Gonjas.
View ArticleTransport United thrash Thimphu City 6:3
Transport United beat Thimphu City 6-3 and extended their lead at the top of BOB national league with three points at the Changlimithang stadium yesterday. Transport United conceded two goals in the...
View ArticleKuenselphodrang prone to sanitation and fire hazards
Around 3,000 devotees are staying in makeshift shelters built in the premises of Kuenselphodrang, Thimphu where the oral transmission of Kanjyur is underway. The devotees are housed in 599 makeshift...
View ArticleGraduates volunteer to clean toilets and weed paddy fields
About 100 graduate volunteers will work with Bhutan Toilet Organisation (BTO) to clean the toilets at Kuenselphodrang today. This is a part of a volunteering program organised by an employee of...
View ArticleNational drama festival to host 50 plays in 50 days
Besides attending regular classes, about 30 students of Wangbama Central School in Thimphu have been busy practicing a play every evening for the last five months. The students are practicing ‘Once...
View ArticleConstruction of 25 bridges to begin this year
More than 80 percent of the Nu 9.22 billion (B) allocated to the works and human settlement ministry this fiscal year will be utilised by the Department of Roads (DoR). The DoR will be implementing Nu...
View ArticleBKP elects office bearers
Dasho Neten Zangmo, the former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairperson, is now the President of the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP), formally. She was chosen by party members as President in May but...
View ArticlePoor diet, lack of parental care causing malnutrition
A few weeks ago, a three-year-old child was admitted at the Trashigang hospital after being diagnosed with signs and symptoms of malnutrition. After the death of the mother, the child’s elder sister, a...
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Fire guts FCBL warehouse in Samdrupjongkhar
Officials from the Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) and the Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag administration assure that the supply of school ration, which was lost to the fire will be managed from...
View ArticleMangdechhu rises to ‘danger level’
By yesterday evening, river levels were receding Residents of Bjizam in Trongsa were evacuated to safety at 6.30am when rising water level of Mangdechhu triggered the automatic alarm at Jongthang,...
View ArticleHow prepared are we?
The report of rising water level in the country’s major river systems is disturbing. But we are comforted by the initiatives the National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology has taken to keep us...
View ArticleSingeychhu’s new bridge benefits villagers
About 120 households from six villages of Sampheling in Chukha will benefit from the Bailey bridge over Singeychu that opened to traffic on August 7. People living in the six villages are Pana (A, B,...
View ArticleElephants damage crops and properties in Sarpang
It is that time of the year that people in Sarpang dread every year. Besides roadblocks and flash floods, people are as worried about the frequent elephant rampages. Herds of elephants have already...
View ArticleMoE failed to sensitise us: SMU graduates
Graduates of the Gangtok-based Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), say that the situation they are in is due to the failure of the Ministry of Education (MoE) in not sensitising students. Hundreds of SMU...
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Heavy rains flood homes, block Gelephu-Zhemgang highway
Gelephu thromde evacuated at least three families from the low lying areas in Jampheling demkhong yesterday after their makeshift huts were flooded with rainwater. They are temporarily staying at the...
View ArticleWork underway to update geo-spatial data
To help formulate better agricultural and infrastructure development programmes, work has begun to update Geo-Spatial Data in the country. Senior Survey Engineer with National Land Commission...
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