No issue of law but administrative actions: BNCA
Tashi Air Pvt Ltd relieved the two cabin crew members who tested positive for banned substances over the past three months. The airline’s chief executive officer, Phala Dorji, said that in the spirit...
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Chhukha team wins National Taekwondo Championship
Chhukha dzongkhag taekwondo association’s (DTA) champion, Karma D Lhamo was its best hope at the Korea Cup Kyorogi and the 3rd national Poomsae and Breaking taekwondo championship that began at Thimphu...
View ArticleCardamom price continues to drop
Cardamom price has fallen in Phuentsholing. Exporters and other traders paid farmers Nu 500 to Nu 540 per kilogram (kg) as of yesterday, a fall from Nu 600 to Nu 650 per kg in early September. Farmers...
View ArticleSome glimmer of hope
She was 19. A new life was awaiting Dechen Tshomo. After failing to qualify for higher education in a government school, Dechen managed to get herself employed at the Bhutan Agro Industries Ltd. in...
View ArticleThree sentenced for illegal possession of tobacco products
Of the three people Lhuentse dzongkhag court convicted on September 24 for illegal possession of tobacco products and for aiding and abetting, one, Sonam Yuden has appealed to the High Court. Sonam...
View ArticleUncivil servants
The productivity of any organisation hinges on the performance of its human resource. Valuing the role they play in providing public service, the civil service places high emphasis on the conduct of...
View ArticleInvestigation finds YORA did not hoodwink jobseekers
Following an investigation into the grievances submitted by 42 Bhutanese workers working in Qatar, it was found that the company in Qatar executed the work as per the contract agreement signed between...
View ArticleResettlement programme to reduce poverty
A delegation from the Republic of Bangladesh led by State Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury arrived in Thimphu yesterday to learn about the country’s resettlement programme. Between 2011 and 2015, a total...
View ArticleBhutan-Korea celebrate diplomatic ties
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relation between Bhutan and Republic of Korea, foreign ministry and Bhutan Post released a joint stamp album in Thimphu yesterday. The messages of His...
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An atsara entertains the crowd at the Thimphu Dromche festival which began yesterday with the Degay Zhana Ngacham. Lham Tsom dance, the highlight of Thimphu Dromche will be performed today at the...
View ArticleMoH to get 61 specialists by 2021
The shortage of medical specialist in the country is expected to ease when 61 doctors return as specialists by the end of 2021, five years later. This was presented during the 4th biennial health...
View ArticleWalking in his grandfather’s shoes
A mason fulfills his wish in contributing to the rebuilding of the Wangduephodrang dzong Choekhorthangkha looks devoid of the glory and the powerful majestic aura it once boasted over the expansive...
View ArticleResidents dress up for Dromchoe celebration
If mask dances and the loud sounds of religious instruments marked the festival dedicated to the protective deity of Bhutan, Palden Lhamo, the vibrant colours of silk on the courtyard celebrated the...
View ArticleBhutanese athletes at risk of unintentional doping
Although Bhutan records no incident of its athletes doping, the Bhutan Anti-Doping Committee (BADC) said that Bhutanese athletes are at risk of unintentional (inadvertent) doping. Inadvertent doping...
View ArticleThousands attend Lhamoi Drupchhen
Thousands of people stepped into the courtyard of the Tashichhoedzong to witness the second day of the Thimphu Dromchoe yesterday. Dromchoe is part of the 15 days annual Lhamoi Drubchhen ceremony...
View ArticlePatterns of Happiness opens in Thimphu
With 71 paintings by various Bhutanese artists, a competition exhibition named Patterns of Happiness opened at the Voluntary Artists’ Studio Thimphu (VAST) art gallery and VAST Bhutan studio in...
View ArticleConstruction of Omchhu bridge resumes with new design, higher cost
Works to construct a bridge over the Omchhu in Phuentsholing has resumed, eight months after it was stopped. The bridge construction started in May 2015 but had to be stopped midway due to change in...
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Semchen tshethar tshogpa saves seven yaks
Instead of slaughtering, herders call the tshogpa to buy their unproductive yaks Unlike a few years ago, where the animal life-saving associations had to plead to nomads and negotiate every time they...
View ArticleMore devotees flock to Kuenselphodrang
Since the start of the oral transmission of Prajnaparamitra Sutra on September 25 at the Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu, devotees have increased by around three thousand. Prajnaparamitra Sutra, which is...
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