Pregnant woman given reduced sentence
Chukha dzongkhag court sentenced a 23-year-old woman from Tang in Bumthang for aiding and abetting a crime and illicit trafficking on October 19. The woman, Pema Rinchen, was given a concurrent...
View ArticleZhemgang DT resolves to make all wear national dress
The decision will be implemented from December 17 this year The Zhemgang dzongkhag tshogdu (DT) has resolved that starting December 17 this year, everyone in the dzongkhag should wear the national...
View ArticlePM meets Lhuentse and Mongar villagers
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay assured the people of Tshenkhar gewog in Lhuentse that he would discuss with the officials of Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) to look into the possibility of...
View ArticleNge Love Story: A film that labours to get at the soul
Reality hits us again with this film directed by Sonam Maekay Penjor: Bhutanese cinema is not done with stories of love and romance. “Nge Love Story” it is we are talking about, a film shot in part in...
View ArticlePISA-D test to understand education status
More than 2,000 students between the ages of 15 and 16 years would be attending the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA-D) for development from November 1 to 15 to identify the status...
View ArticleLaya Run opens 2nd royal highland festival
Completing the 25 kilometres run in one hour 59 minutes, Sangay, 23, a soldier from Paro reached the finishing line at Langothang, Laya to become the champion of the Laya Run at the second Royal...
View ArticleThromde to fix sewage leakage at Changzamtok soon
The sewage leakage problem, which surfaced about three months ago at Changzamtok, will be resolved with pipe replacement work this week. Thromde’s engineer for Norzin Lam zone, Santosh Subba, said that...
View ArticleUpgrading MMSS to central school not possible: PM
The people of Minjey in Luentse asked the Prime Minister if Minjey Middle Secondary School (MMSS) could be made a central school. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, however, said the government would not...
View ArticleFM launches Remit Bhutan in UAE and Kuwait
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) with finance ministry and four commercial banks officially launched RemitBhutan in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait on October 19 and 21 respectively....
View ArticleDesign change delays car park construction
Changes in the design of the two multi-level car parking (MLCP) in Thimphu, which will accommodate about 570 cars, delayed its construction, according to thromde officials. The construction of the two...
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Visitors hike up to Langothang, Laya for the second Royal Highland Festival that highlights the importance of highland’s culture. The horsemen are made to wear gho as part of the festival.
View ArticleDenmark to support Bhutan’s organic agriculture
At the second high-level biennial consultation between Bhutan and Denmark in Thimphu yesterday, the Danish side agreed to explore ways to provide assistance. Bhutan will submit a proposal to the Danish...
View ArticleFive Bhutanese hotels among Asia’s top 25
Five high-end hotels from Bhutan have made it to the list of Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s top hotels in Asia, this year. The travel and vacations magazine contains features that provide in-depth...
View ArticleBringing up education quality
Quality education ought to be the centrepiece of our development policy. For far too long, however, we have struggled with deteriorating quality of education. Many reforms were instituted to address...
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Their Majesties to attend Royal Cremation in Bangkok
Special prayers coinciding with the Royal Cremation will be conducted tomorrow at the Kuenselphodrang On Command of His Majesty The King, special prayers coinciding with the Royal Cremation of His...
View ArticleBarshong farmers expect a boost in onion production
Farmers in Barshong, Tsirang who are preparing their field to set the onion seedbed are expecting a good harvest this season. This is because the farmers do not have water problem. The agriculture...
View ArticleDonors connect Thimphu city’s sewerage system
All areas in Thimphu thromde except for periphery E4 areas such as areas above Semtokha dzong and Lubding are not connected to the city’s sewerage system, according to thromde officials. There are a...
View ArticleChild friendly pre-trial centre opens for juveniles
As part of the strengthening child justice system project in the country, the second child friendly pre-trial centre opened near the police head quarters in Thimphu yesterday. Chief of Police, Col...
View ArticlePhuentsholing court sentences former RRCO regional director
Phuentsholing drungkhag court sentenced the former regional director of the revenue and customs office in Phuentsholing, Choyzang Tashi, to one year in prison for 15 counts of forgery yesterday. The...
View ArticleMinistry owns up to clerical mistake
Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) is seeking budget to make up for the clerical mistake it made to blacktop the Chunzomsa-Baylangdra feeder road in Wangdue. The ministry had proposed a...
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