Strokes becoming endemic in Bhutan
The JDWNRH sees at least one stroke patient a day Health: The 51-year-old woman who was recently airlifted from Khomsar in Zhemgang after she suffered a stroke is in intensive care unit at Jigme Dorji...
View ArticleRevised immigration rules not justified: hoteliers
Hospitality: The minimum qualification and cooling off period for expatriates that the revised immigration rules mandate will only worsen the existing labour issues that hotels in the country face, say...
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Population and housing census next May
7,000 civil servants to conduct the census next year Survey: About 64 National Statistics Bureau (NSB) officials and temporary staff are going across the four thromdes listing houses and establishments...
View ArticleJudges call for vital amendment
We all live under the rule of law. The purpose simply is that our rights are protected and other’s respected. Sometimes the best law vetted through a rigid process of legislation could leave room for...
View ArticleFrisking at border gate should be stopped: Thuemis
Thromde: Of the many recommendations submitted by the Thromde Thuemis of Samdrupjongkhar yesterday, one was of particular interest to travellers entering the dzongkhag. The thuemis said that...
View ArticleSarpang court directs OAG to move motion for amendment
Court sentenced two men to nine years for rape of minor Penal Code: The need to amend the consensual sex provision in the penal code has surfaced again with the Sarpang dzongkhag court directing the...
View ArticleMore than 300 drop out from employment programme
Employment: Of the total 4,765 jobseekers placed under different employment schemes under the Guaranteed Employment Programme (GEP) of the labour ministry, 331 of them had withdrawn from the programmes...
View Article80 houses confirmed damaged in Lunana
Two yaks were killed and 45 solar panels destroyed by the windstorm Disaster: The December 26 windstorm has affected the roofs of 80 houses including three government structures in Thanza, Toenchay...
View ArticleContestant to challenge Zomdu results
Three candidates elected to contest P/Ling thrompon post Thromde: Phuentsholing Maed new thrompon contestant Tandin Wangchuk lost the seat to former Thrompon Tsheten Dorji and is filing a complaint to...
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December 28, 2015
Making the best use of space: The parked truck provides the perfect room for a few session of card games to the tired workers. Photo by Basant Jain, Phuentsholing
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December 29, 2015
Roadworthy: A bicycle, complete with license plate, is ready to play with the big boys. Photo by Bidur Rai
View ArticleKholongchhu to raise Nu 33.2B loan
House colony to be built by locals in Khetsang Hydropower: In the latest development on the 600MW Kholongchhu project, the board of directors has approved the management’s decision to raise Nu 33.2B by...
View ArticleACC neck deep in backlog cases
Shortage of investigators is attributed for pending cases ACC: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is overwhelmed with cases threatening the efficiency and reputation of the commission. A total of...
View ArticleWhere the mind is full of love and care
Winter is a season that has so much more significance than all the others seasons of the year. It is a time of reflection because the season ushers in the power of a new beginning. We have so many...
View ArticleTourist dies in Gangtey
A 63-year old female tourist was found dead in a hotel in Gangtey gewog, Wangdue at around 1:30pm on December 28. Sources said the female tourist who was suffering from hypertension and diabetes was...
View ArticleTrashigang forest fire yet to be extinguished
Disaster: A forest fire that started at around 2:30pm on Sunday has razed over 100 acres of vegetation in Yonphu Pam, Kanglung, as of yesterday. The fire that started from Kharsheri village is under...
View ArticleSamkhar tshogpa suspended
LG: For the last eight months, Khaptoe tshogpa Chola Samten has been suspended by the Samkhar gewog administration for misuse of public funds. The gewog administration alleges that the tshogpa misused...
View ArticleParo DT stands by its decision
Taktshang: Opposing the recent decision on the closure timing for Taktshang, the Paro Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) chairman said he would take up the issue with relevant agencies. DT chairman Phub Tshering...
View ArticleACC orders RMA to suspend deputy governor
…on grounds of alleged corrupt practices Suspension: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on December 28 has written to the governor of Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) to suspend its deputy governor...
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Seven constituencies, a lone thrompon candidate
One constituency saw only three voters come for the zomdu Thromde: A lone woman waited for two hours at the Jigme Losel school yesterday. Near her, three polling officials were munching on tapioca. A...
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