Acute water shortage in Changzamtog
Tshering Choden and Kezang Dema Residents of Changzamtog in Thimphu are facing acute shortage of water with supply limited to few hours a day. Most residents said that their complains fell to the deaf...
View ArticleBhutan’s forest (coniferous) prone to fire
…regeneration takes five years depending on various conditions Choki Wangmo In less than a decade, Bhutan recorded a total of 1,403 forest fire incidents. About 99 percent of fires were anthropogenic...
View ArticleNeed for a social welfare law to protect common people
A Kuensel headline this week stated “Authorities’ inaction worrying resident more than cracks” in Trongsa and another headline reads “Poor drainage system spoils the winter charm in S’jonkhar”....
View ArticleDevelopment and people in a democracy
Developments in the grassroots going wrong could become a serious problem, now more than ever because of budget increase that the government has approved to expedite decentralisation process. Some wily...
View ArticleACC implicates two for collusion and bribery in gabion wall construction
Also recommends the Phuentsholing Thromde management to take disciplinary action against the tender committee members Rinzin Wangchuk The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has implicated the executive...
View ArticleHighlanders from Merak appeal against DT’s decisions to the PM
Phub Dem Dissatisfied with Trashigang dzongkhag tshogdu’s (DT) decision to black top the gewog centre road from Chaling, a group of villagers from Merak met the Prime Minister yesterday. Merak gewog...
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His Majesty The King grants audience to participants of scout leadership...
His Majesty The King granted an audience to 63 girls and 62 boys who participated in the three-week long 13th Scouts Leadership training programme, which started on December 23. The scouts are class...
View ArticleSpending their winter vacation to earn income
Neten Dorji | Trashiyangtse For many students, who are from economically disadvantaged families, winter vacation is an opportunity to earn some cash to meet their school expenses. Students from the...
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Number of cranes declining in Bumdeling
Neten Dorji | Bumdeling After the first pair arrived on November 5, 74 cranes have arrived in Bumdeling, Trashiyangtse, as of January 7. Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) officials are expecting more...
View ArticleMangdephu village awaits electricity
…residents are more hopeful this time Nim Dorji | Trongsa People of Mangdephu village, Nubi gewog in Trongsa have been waiting for electricity for the last four years. Three different surveys were...
View ArticleYouth on a meaningful vacation
Younten Tshedup | Panbang Children participating in a winter youth camp run around as they play hide-and-seek in Panbang, Zhemgang. At a distance, Jigme Wangmo and her six friends sell snacks and tea...
View ArticleCity and residents
There is a need to understand each other’s responsibility well. Many problems will naturally go away. Thimphu Thromde is home to more than 100,000 people. With land area of about 26km2, it has the...
View ArticleDoR to maintain Bajo-Khuruthang road
Chimi Dema | Wangdue The Department of Roads would maintain the Bajo-Khurthang road soon, as the works and human settlement ministry is in the process of tendering the work. Officials say the tendering...
View ArticleNangkhar Goenpa in need of ECCD
Kelzang Wangchuk | Samdrupjongkhar Three-year-old Rigden is ready to join children of his age at an early childhood care and development (ECCD) center. However, there is no such facility in Nangkhar...
View ArticleCommunities say not much benefit from mining
… National Assembly held the first televised public hearing on January 10 MB Subba Communities affected by mining operations say that they have little to benefit from mining in their localities, while...
View ArticleSunkosh: Lhamoidzingka’s wait for the mega dream
Rajesh Rai | Lhamoidzingkha Residents of Karmaling (Kerabari) gewog were curious when an unusual light sparked on a bank of Sunkosh river a night three decades ago. Khadka Prasad Basnet was among...
View ArticleDelays frustrate applicants at industrial parks
Yangchen C Rinzin Lengthy approval procedures, incompetent project appraisal officials at the banks, delay in issuance of environment clearances and land lease certificate are some of the reasons...
View ArticleBuddhist Arts wins trophy in weird final
Thinley Namgay Had it not been for the live telecast, team Radhi gewog players would have gone home with the Druk Wangyel National Traditional Archery tournament trophy on January 12. Radhi won the...
View ArticleAmidewahri dungdrup at Kurizampa
Over 700 devotees took part in the recitation of a hundred million mantras of Lord Buddha Yoepagmaed (Buddha of limitless light) at Ngagdra Dorji Choegar at Kurizampa, Mongar that concluded on January...
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