Inventory finds 104 fish species in western Bhutan
National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries (NRCRLF) in Haa found 104 fish species in the Amochhu, Wangchhu and Punatshangchhu basins. Programme Director of NRCRLF, Singye Tshering, said...
View ArticleJapan, Bhutan sign assistance agreement worth 1,004M Yen
Japan and Bhutan signed grant assistance for four projects amounting to 1,004 million (M) Yen in New Delhi, India yesterday, a press release states. The grant assistance projects are under Japan’s...
View ArticleWater sample results to determine cause of illness in Khempagang
A medical team from Gelephu Central Regional Referral hospital (CRRH) visited Khempagang village in Samtenling gewog on December 18 after 30 people from the village fell sick since the evening of...
View ArticleDiabetes, a growing health challenge
Wearing an over-sized sweater and with her head covered with a grey-checked woollen shawl, Kunzang Dema patiently sits at the corner of a ground floor of the national referral hospital in Thimphu. It...
View ArticleWangtsa Goencham
As Lomba celebrations in Haa continue, the community got together in Wangtsa yesterday to witness the popular Wangtsa Goencham. For the community, the festival celebrates their devoutness to the local...
View ArticleWhite Coat award
In recognition of his excellence in sports, a Bhutanese student, Tenzing Gyamtsho has been awarded the White Coat, one of the three prestigious awards given to outstanding students of St. Joseph...
View ArticleTracksuits only for health and physical education class
The education ministry has notified schools about the dress code since November 16 Students across the country are allowed to wear tracksuits only during health and physical education (HPE) class, a...
View ArticleThe third cohort of Certificate Course on Social Policy begins
The Social Policy Certificate Course has been institutionalised and integrated in Royal University of Bhutan’s (RUB) regular course. The Royal Civil Service Commission endorsed the curriculum and has...
View ArticleMerak residents file complaint against local leaders
Two Merak residents have filed a complaint against the local leaders for abuse of power and nepotism to the dzongkhag administration in Trashigang earlier this month. The two men, both from Merak Toed...
View ArticleTravel agents to offer pilgrimage bus services independently
Unlike in the past, Bhutanese travel agents in Phuentsholing would now arrange their own pilgrimage bus services. Bhutanese operators sought help from people across the border as middlemen to hire...
View ArticleMan sentenced for selling hired Prado
Thimphu dzongkhag court’s civil bench II sentenced a 31-year-old man to three years, three months imprisonment for selling a hired Prado with a fake agreement. The December 19 judgment stated that the...
View ArticleSC upholds HC judgment in Chukha gold case
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday upheld the High Court’s (HC) judgment that imprisoned two men to five years for their involvement in gold smuggling in 2015. The judgment stated that Chungdu Wangchuk...
View ArticleJICA helps set up disaster-resilient mobile network in the country
To make communication easier in times of disaster, two projects were signed between Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) secretariat and Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA yesterday. The...
View ArticleSaving Nub Lang, the pride of Sangbaykha
If there is one thing closest to her heart besides her family, it is Dongkam. The 43-year-old from Nyebi Goenpa in Sangbaykha gewog, Haa takes pride in her lone cow, Dongkam, and would not exchange it...
View ArticlePicture story
Thinley Dhendup, a class VI student learns to weave bamboo fence from his grandfather during the winter vacation in Kangpara, Trashigang. The student plans to replace all the old fences around the...
View ArticleTransport United waiting for full squad for AFC Cup training
Transport United is yet to gather squad for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2018. The club will face Bengaluru FC on January 23 at home. The club resumed training for the match on December...
View ArticleBKP opens party office in Paro
Bhutan Kuen-Nyam party (BKP) opened its Dzongkhag office yesterday in Tshongdu, Paro. According to Article IV, section 7.10 of the Political Party Rules of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2015, for the political...
View ArticleRituals take the biggest share of health expenditure
Bhutanese spend more than 58 percent of their expenditure on rimdo or puja and seven percent on purchase of medicines and health accessories, the Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS) 2017 states....
View ArticleConstruction of Gong farm road takes almost a decade
The construction is expected to complete by June next year The construction of Gong farm road in Sarpang, which was delayed because of lack of budget, is hampered by frequent breakdown of machines....
View ArticleFormer health secretary and wife dies in an accident
The former health secretary, Dr Dorji Wangchuk, and his wife died when the Ford EcoSport he was driving veered off about 300ms below the Thimphu-Paro Highway in Khariphu yesterday afternoon. According...
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