India House Golf Tournament underway
A total of 143 senior golfers and 43 junior golfers are taking part in the annual India House golf tournament that began yesterday at the India House golf club, Thimphu. A separate category for the...
View ArticleWeavers, artists recognised for promoting arts and crafts
Tashi Yuden’s lungserma, which took her about a year to complete, bagged the first prize in Gho category during the 16th National Design and Art Competition (NDAC) at the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) in...
View ArticleKanjyur oral transmission ends on November 3
The Kanjyur that contains Buddha’s teachings on Vinaya, Sutra and Abhidharma started on August 2 The oral transmission of Kanjyur, which is being administered by His Holiness the Je Khenpo at...
View ArticleWho monitors consultancy firms?
Even as the initiative was well-meant – to address unemployment situation in the country – the government’s overseas employment programme has created more furore than calm. In the last few months,...
View ArticleBhutan to host third Joint Working Group of Customs meeting
The third Joint Working Group of Customs meeting between Bhutan and Bangladesh will be held in Thimphu on November 7. According to a press release from the Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC), the...
View ArticleNo lead in allegation of Bhutanese exploited in Samoa islands
Inquiries by the department of adult and higher education (DAHE) and the labour ministry into an allegation of Bhutanese being exploited in the Independent State of Samoa did not lead anywhere. The...
View ArticleAssessment identifies 14 vulnerable groups for intervention
With more than 70 percent of young men and women spending more than a year searching for employment, the Bhutan Vulnerability Baseline Assessment 2016 recommends Technical Vocational Education and...
View ArticleBig biogas plans after project’s success
Bhutan will have at least 4,600 homes running on biogas for cooking or lighting by the end of next year. Department of Renewable energy (DRE) officials said the success of the current biogas programme...
View ArticleTheir Majesties in India
External Affairs minister of India, Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, receives His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in...
View ArticleBlacksmithing a dying art
He was about 14 when he first laid his hands on the hammer and anvil. He would just be helping his father and learnt the art of shaping household tools out of metal pieces. Padam Lal Biswa, 59, is one...
View ArticleCan Hindus in Bhutan do better?
One man’s view on why Hindus in Bhutan are becoming an embarrassment to themselves, and why the Hindu Dharma Samudaya must aim to cultivate a ‘one Hindu’ community Generally, I strictly avoid both...
View ArticleThe vulnerable
While on socioeconomic journey, several sections of the society have been left behind. Our planners and policy makers call them, the vulnerable. The young and the old, the differently-abled and the...
View ArticleChencho Gyeltshen makes his debut with Minerva Punjab FC
Twenty-one-year-old Bhutanese striker, Chencho Gyeltshen, who recently joined Minerva Punjab FC, played his first game against defending champions Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at the ongoing Punjab state...
View ArticleDrungkhag without basic infrastructure
Weringla in Mongar is one drungkhag that does not have basic services and infrastructure like Internet, school, BHU, fire fighter, and drungkhag court. The court is located some 12km from Gondue gewog...
View ArticlePicture Story
A 15-day nomad health camp led by 15-member team comprising health workers from Bumthang hospital, Wangchuck National Centenial Park and the Bhutan Foundation ended on October 30. The team reached out...
View ArticlePotato price soars, but auction delay continues
Potato price at the Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) auction yard in Phuentsholing has soared in the last few days. Farmers auctioned 100kg medium sized red potatoes at Nu 2,305. The price has...
View ArticleAct proposed for better archiving culture
National Library and Archives of Bhutan (NLAB) has proposed an Archives Act to preserve archives of Bhutan and promote its use in a systematic and sustainable manner. The draft has been already...
View ArticleSurvey finds need for unified system to monitor drayang workers’ safety and...
A survey of 20 drayangs in the country found that 83 percent of the drayang workers are female between the ages of 18 to 26. The survey, which was conducted by students of Gaeddu College of Business...
View ArticleEx-DDC secretary alleged of false insurance claims
The former Dzongkha Development Commission secretary Dasho Sherab Gyaltshen, allegedly made false vehicle insurance claims of more than Nu 0.2 million from the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Ltd...
View ArticleTheir Majesties’ visit to India concludes
His Majesty The King granted an audience to the Vice President of India Shri Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu yesterday in New Delhi. During the visit, which is His Royal Highness The Gyalsey’s first Royal...
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