Hoteliers seek support to boost tourism in the east
Opening a visa-processing center in Samdrupjongkhar is one of the proposals to the govt. Arrival: Hoteliers in Trashigang are crying for urgent interventions from the government to boost tourism in...
View ArticleChampion 60 becomes official
The 60 peer counsellors will now start counselling in their respective schools and colleges Youth: Dechen Wangmo a final year student of Sherubtse College is getting cold feet. The 21-year-old...
View ArticleLearning through accidents
The third of four children to have suffered severe burns in the October 19 fire in Jaigaon has died. The death toll from the fire is now three children. Doctors at the Thimphu referral hospital...
View ArticleDecongesting tourist sites
Tour operators call for policy to govern regional tourists Tourism: In an effort to decongest the space outside the Memorial Choeten in Thimphu, the Royal Bhutan Police has designated the parking space...
View ArticleHigh Court acquits three convicted in choeten vandalism
Update: The High Court’s bench I on Tuesday (October 27) acquitted two men who were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mongar dzongkhag court for vandalizing choetens last year. A taxi driver from...
View ArticleBhutan easiest country to do business in South Asia
Business: The government’s effort to improve the business climate in the country has paid off, and its target to be in top 100 in the ease of doing business ranking has been achieved. The World Bank...
View ArticleThree arrested for alleged drug smuggling
Crime: A support staff of the Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) is among the three men police arrested between October 23 to 27 for smuggling controlled narcotic and psychotropic substances into the...
View ArticleHigh Court convicts three in Lhakhang Karpo case
The appeal court overturned the lower court’s verdict and allowed the defendants to pay thrimthue Verdict: Reversing the Haa dzongkhag court’s ruling, the High Court’s Bench II on October 27 convicted...
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Royal Wedding anniversary golf tournament concludes
Sports: Lt Col Kuenzang Jamtsho of the Royal Body Guard bagged the first position in the net category and Dechen Ugyen, 23, in the gross category in the Royal Wedding Anniversary Golf Tournament, which...
View ArticleGovt. takes credit for rise in Doing Business ranking
It will keep working hard to improve the ranking, says PM Business: The big jump in the ease of doing business ranking was a result of government’s hard work, according to Prime Minister Tshering...
View ArticleBhutan will meet MDG targets: PM
The unfulfilled targets will be pursued through sustainable development goals SDGs: The government will continue to work towards fulfilling the unmet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets the...
View ArticleBhutan, SDGs, and challenges
Prime Minister assured population and housing census will be carried out next year Global Goals: Bhutan stands at interesting crossroads today. While it has achieved most of the Millennium Development...
View ArticleWhat about the others?
A hushed but prominent discussion outside the High Court yesterday after the appellate court sentenced the former Royal Advisory Councilor, Chang Ugyen, to three years in prison, was: what about the...
View ArticleEastern circuit still the least explored
Govt. optimistic that 20 percent of the total tourist arrivals visit the east by 2018 Tourism: The government’s pledge to make 20 percent of the tourists visit the eastern circuit by 2018 may take a...
View ArticlePolice investigates tsamdro dispute
Update: Sakteng police are interrogating seven people involved in a clash over grazing rights between the highlanders in Raphu, Merak that occurred on October 24. Police said the five suspects and two...
View ArticleBhutan’s first chopper lands
Aviation: In a historic development for the aviation industry in Bhutan, the country’s first helicopter sporting the country’s national flag, touched down at Paro international airport, yesterday. The...
View ArticleHigh Court convicts Chang Ugyen
The defendant was sentenced to a non-compoundable prison term of three years Verdict: In a packed courtroom of law students and observers, the High Court’s bench I yesterday partially reversed the...
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