RCSC transfers nine executives
RCSC: The Royal Civil Service Commission decided yesterday to transfer nine civil servants at the executive level. National Council secretary Tshewang Norbu as the Secretary of Dzongkha Development...
View Article16 dzongkhag thromdes need at least 280 additional people
… a minimum of 28 in each thromde Election: Each of the 16 dzongkhag thromde would require a minimum of 28 people excluding the thrompon and the executive secretary to run the thromde offices. This is...
View ArticleChanglimithang ground remains open far into the night
Football: It is midnight. There are people still in Changlimithang ground, footballers chatting away after game. Except on Mondays and Fridays, the stadium remains booked from 8am until midnight. Teams...
View ArticleDepots go dry without suppliers
Export: At this time of the season typically, the banks of Dungsamchhu in Samdrupjongkhar would be crowded with mandarin dealers, depots, and trucks. This year, however, the picture is quite the...
View ArticleGrass not always greener abroad
We often come across stories of people who have travelled abroad seeking a job being virtually imprisoned by their hosts and treated like slaves. Unfortunately, we are beginning to hear and read of...
View ArticleMeager salary blamed for guards leaving in droves
Employers say otherwise Security service: With about seven security guards leaving their job every month, Jachung and Elite Security Service providers are grappling with the issue of retaining trained...
View ArticleTiger kills five cattle in Bumthang
Conflict: A tiger killed five cattle on the nights of January 9 and 10 in Wangling, Bumthang. “A cow and a bull are suspected to have been killed on January 9,” said Samten, a cattle owner from...
View ArticleBridges top Phongmey’s priority list
Connectivity: Construction of a bridge over the infamous river Yudiri in Phongmey, Trashigang could finally begin in another one-year, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said during his visit to the gewog...
View ArticleCost of seeking employment abroad
Employment: Like many others, Zangmo (name changed) also wanted to try her luck with employment abroad after the new government announced its ambitious plan to send 30,000 jobseekers abroad in 2013....
View ArticleBhutan Post messenger implicated in Nu 5.106M embezzlement case
ECB receptionist also alleged for aiding and abetting crime ACC: A messenger of the Bhutan Post was implicated in an embezzlement and fraud case involving Nu 5.10 million (M) by the Anti Corruption...
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Injured crane gets care at the centre
Crane: A juvenile black-necked crane was found wounded below the gewog office in Phobjikha, Wangdue last week. The juvenile crane was discovered at about 2pm on January 6. The gewog’s livestock officer...
View ArticleComic book based on Garpa Lungi Khorlo launched
Literary: Based on the legend of Garpa Lungi Khorlo, a man who had the power to travel at the speed of wind, a comic titled ‘GARPA: The Attendant’ was launched in Thimphu yesterday. The man behind the...
View ArticleJapanese team in Bhutan to gauge power tiller requirements
The government had requested the Japanese government for 1,450 power tillers in 2014 Mechanization: The total number of power tillers that Bhutan will receive from Japan, following the cessation of the...
View ArticleNew thromdes, new uncertainties
There may be some uncertainties surrounding the dzongkhag and yenlag thromde elections in the 16 dzongkhags. But what is certain is there will be 280 vacancies created excluding the coveted thrompon’s...
View ArticleThousands expected to attend Terdzö wang
Religion: The business community of Lhuentse is busy readying for the upcoming Rinchen Terdzö Wang Lung at Takila. The six-month long wang that begins February 9 is expected to draw thousands of...
View ArticleADB to finance Nyera-Amari projects with USD 320M
Hydropower: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would finance the 442-megawatt (MW) Nyera-Amari hydropower project with USD 320M. The project will be developed on a multi-tranche financing modality, which...
View ArticleRadhi needs irrigation water to augment rice production
Visit: Even as there is not enough water for irrigation, Radhi saw a good paddy harvest this year. It was only natural therefore that when Prime Minister visited the gewog on Wednesday, people brought...
View ArticleGoI releases Nu 1.99B
The funds include budget for north east-west highway Grant: After waiting for more than a year and having pre-financed the north east-west highway, the government of India yesterday handed over two...
View ArticleWho is electing Thimphu thrompon?
3.7 percent of the registered voters turned up at the common forums Election: If it were a class, the teacher would call off the day. Two speakers and three election observers outnumbered those...
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