Tashi inheritance case in Supreme Court
Court: Both parties of the Tashi Group of Companies inheritance case had appealed to the Supreme Court against the High Court’s verdict issued on December 27. The parties have submitted to the High...
View ArticleLyonchoen assures electric fencing and power tillers in Thrimshing
Visit: Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay assured electric fencing and power tillers for Kangpar and Thrimshing gewogs during his visit yesterday. Although human wildlife conflict in the two gewogs has not...
View ArticleLabour minister defends employment agents
Adequate rules and regulations in place to protect jobseekers Employment: Despite several complaints against overseas employment agents, the labour ministry says the agents have improved their service...
View ArticleSeparating bar and other businesses to control alcohol
Rule to be reinforced and strictly with the new policy on alcohol Policy: There will be no “Shop cum Bar” while groceries will not be allowed to sell alcohol soon. The Department of Industry will soon...
View ArticleGo out en masse and pick the right leader
What we saw these past few weeks is nothing short of remarkable. What was pre-eminent in all that we witnessed should worry us. Thromde election’s common forums in the three thromdes of Thimphu,...
View ArticleUrban voters apathetic to common forums
Candidates depend on word of mouth campaign Election: In what could be a mater of concern for the election commission, voter apathy marred the common forum campaigns across the three thromdes of...
View ArticleHRH Gyaltshab inaugurates farmers’ market shed
His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck on Thursday inaugurated a farmers’ market shed in Gangola, Mongar. The shed was constructed by the soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army on the command...
View ArticleCamp Raven concludes
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the participants of Camp Raven during the closing ceremony of the camp yesterday. Royal Bhutan Army and Royal Bhutan Police teams played the final football...
View ArticleLunaps hire chopper to return home
Aviation: In its first local charter, a group of Lunaps hired the government’s helicopter to travel back to remote Lunana in Gasa. A group of 18 Lunaps, each paying Nu 32,750, flew from Zomlingthang in...
View ArticleRumours are the biggest fear in a small country: OL
Leader of Opposition on tour of the dzongkhags Visit: The Opposition Leader, (Dr) Pema Gyamtsho, expressed concern about the extent of gossip and rumours that made the rounds during the second...
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Tengyur
Why we do what we do: Tengyur (བསྟན་འགྱུར་) refers to the translation of Buddhist treatises from Indian and other languages into classical Tibetan. Sitting alongside Kagyur (བཀའ་འགྱུར་) or the...
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Benefits of skipping
Health and Fitness: I have recently started rope jumping (Skipping) besides running. How effective is rope jumping to reduce weight? How often should I do that in a day for best result? Are there any...
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Craze among urbanites to stay fit and healthy
MAIN STORY: It’s a new year and there is so much to look forward to. Some swore to quit smoking; others kicked their drinking habit. But the most common habit change that majority of the urban...
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Bank of Bhutan football manager hands over the karmi kom
Bank of Bhutan football manager, Tshewang Dorji hands over the 25-inch karmi kom to Kharpandi goenpa in Phuentsholing yesterday. The butter lamp cup was the trophy the bank won in the recent DOC...
View Article54th Raising Day of 19BRTF (GREF) celebrations
As a part of the 54th Raising Day of 19BRTF (GREF) celebrations, a friendly football match was organized between Jaigaon and Phuentsholing, which Jaigaon won on penalties after a 2-2 draw. 19BRTF Col N...
View ArticleDecline of black-necked crane arrivals specific to habitat
Overall arrival still increasing Conservation: The arrival of black-necked crane (grus nigricollis) in the country may be declining in some of its winter homes, but the overall trend shows an increase...
View ArticleFormer Indian politician speaks on grassroots democracy
Democracy: If a country is to have a truly democratic system, responsibility remains mostly with the electors rather than the elected, according to Indian politician, Mani Shankar Aiyar, who recently...
View ArticleNanong villagers question PM
Lyonchoen is in the east on his tour of the gewogs Government: Villagers of Nanong gewog questioned Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on several issues related to pledges and taxes, during his meeting...
View ArticleVillagers decry decision to downgrade gewog’s only school
Villagers want to relocate the primary school to a safer location Nahi: Villagers of Nahi gewog, Wangdue are not happy with the education ministry’s decision to downgrade the gewog’s only school. The...
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