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Sherig conference came and then it was over, just as it arrived, quietly. Media had no space at the conference. We are now told that the conference rolled out some significant plans for the education...
View ArticleStudents learn to prepare vegetarian dishes
Chef Kezang’s private kitchen in Lanjuphaka, Thimphu, is busy these days, as a group of 12 students are learning to cook vegetable items. Wearing black aprons, the students walk into the kitchen like...
View ArticleCity bus service to school likely to expand
City Bus Service and Thimphu Thromde’s plan to decongest traffic at Lungtenzampa by providing bus services to school has proved successful and could be expanded to other schools in the future. In April...
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School closure in Radhi affects residents
The final lessons remain inscribed on the doors of empty classrooms of Tongling Primary School in Tonglingpam village in Radhi, Trashigang. The once bustling classrooms remain buried in overgrowth...
View ArticleACC investigates MoLHR; Minister steps aside
BREAKING: Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Ngeema Sangay Tshempo, has availed of leave absence as the government asked the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the various training...
View ArticleDrukair ATR further grounded
Drukair’s ATR42-500 has been further grounded until January 8, according to officials from the airlines. The aircraft was grounded since December 29 following a technical glitch in one of the engines....
View ArticleBody of missing lab assistant found
The 35-year-old chemistry laboratory assistant of Pakshikha Central School in Chukha was found dead about three kilometres away from his house in a forest locally known as Okshama in Pakshikha village....
View ArticleArrow victim flown in to JDWNRH
A 37-year-old man from Jabana village in Paro was airlifted to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu after an arrow hit him on the chest on January 3. “He had taken...
View ArticleBringing national priority into focus
Political stunt or no, some interesting developments are continuing to surprise the Bhutanese people. The latest in the line of remarkable events is the leave that Labour Minister Ngeema Sangay...
View ArticleGyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway to be completed next month
The Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway is expected to complete by February. The construction of the Bailey bridge is almost complete and the roads from two sides have reached the end of the Kuri-Gongri...
View ArticleJICA to reconstruct Passang Zam in Gelephu
The reconstruction of the much awaited and needed Passang Zam in Pelrithang, Gelephu has begun yesterday with the salang tendrel ceremony. The Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) is...
View ArticleOL asks ACC to reinvestigate alleged REDCL loan scam
PM asks OAG to carry out a separate investigation on the case The Opposition Leader (OL) Pema Gyamtsho (PhD) on January 4 wrote to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asking for a thorough...
View ArticleGovt. asks ACC to investigate MoLHR
… Minister goes on paid leave The government has asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to conduct an “immediate and thorough” investigation on an alleged corruption into the labour ministry’s...
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Govt. to introduce non-subsidised LPG
The government will launch non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to meet the growing demand in the country. Currently, each household can avail just one LPG refill a month. Once non-subsidised...
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Drukair ATR resumes its domestic commercial flights
Drukair’s ATR 42-500 resumes its commercial flights from today after the aircraft was grounded since December 29. Following the maintenance of the aircraft and a proving flight conducted yesterday,...
View ArticleThromde and YDF sign eco park MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Thimphu Thromde and Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF) to adopt Thimphu Eco Park yesterday to protect and learn about wetland. The 10.77-acre...
View ArticleStudents show interest in religious programmes
More than 100 students from Thimphu are attending dharma programme in Phuentsholing. Students learn Buddhist spiritual values and meditation, among others Tandin Phurpa, an employee at the Institute of...
View ArticleFormer DPT MP to contest for Trashigang NC
… With focus on bringing harmony and unity to communities A former Member of Parliament (MP), Lhatu, from Wamrong constituency in Trashigang decided to contest in the upcoming National Council (NC)...
View ArticlePhuentsholing police looking for murder suspect
Police in Phuentsholing is looking for a 30-year-old man from Dungmana village of Trashigang for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man in Phuentsholing. The victim, a 25-year-old man from...
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