Most gups in Tsirang to re-contest
LG: Most of the incumbent gups in Tsirang are likely to re-contest in the upcoming local government (LG) elections. Having served for five years, the incumbent gups feel they are the most eligible...
View ArticlePemagatshel DT demands company maintains roads
Highway: Pemagatshel highway is dusty and riddled with potholes. The members of Pemagatshel Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) said that it is not only the responsibility of Department of Roads (DoR) to repair the...
View ArticlePana to get its first farm road by 2017
Roads: Six villages of Pana in Sampheling gewog, Chukha will be connected by a farm road by next year. At present a 5km road that starts from Singye Chhu close to the Pasakha industrial estate is under...
View ArticleFourth annual rhododendron festival begins
The festival is expected to conserve and preserve the pristine nature Festival: The three-day annual rhododendron festival began yesterday at the Royal Botanical Park in Lamperi profoundly known as the...
View ArticleSpecial prayer ceremony for HRH The Gyalsey’s good health
Prayer: The Hindu Dharma Samudaya of Bhutan (HDSB) is organising a special prayer ceremony for HRH The Gyalsey’s good health and long life at the Hindu temple in Motithang, Thimphu. The puja ceremony...
View ArticleKuenray of Wangdue dzong completed
Utse’s foundation to be seismic resistant Construction: The three-storey kuenray of Wangduephodrang dzong will be consecrated on April 20. The kuenray has a Kagyud-Serthi lhakhang on the top floor,...
View ArticleAcute English teacher shortage in monastic schools
Education: Monastic schools in the country are grappling with a lack of trained teachers for many years now although English is a part of the dratshang’s curriculum. According to dratshang officials,...
View ArticleTheir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hike up to Taktshang
Royal visit: Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hiked up to Taktshang monastery yesterday. The Duke and Duchess took 40 minutes to reach the mid way point up to Taktshang base...
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen offered prayers at the Changangkha Lhakhang along with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey before Their departure to Punakha yesterday. The naming...
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A son to all Bhutanese Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
A sacred ceremony, an extraordinary event Bhutan witnessed a historic moment yesterday. Three generations of the Wangchuck Dynasty were at the Sacred Machen of Pungthang Dewachenpoi Phodrang – His...
View ArticleDrukair’s aircraft damaged by hail
Fortunately the pilots landed KB-140 safely in Guwahati Aviation: A Drukair aircraft with 103 passengers aboard was damaged after flying through hail while on approach to Guwahati airport in India...
View ArticleGuru Tshengye thongdrel in Trongsa
Event: Guru Tshengye Thongdrel, which is more than a hundred years old, was displayed for the public at Trongsa Dzong to mark Zhabdrung Kuchoe yesterday. Hundreds of devotees received blessing from the...
View ArticleUK visa application centre to open in Thimphu
Visa: Following the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s successful visit to Bhutan, the UK has announced the opening of a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Thimphu to further strengthen ties between the...
View ArticleDuke and Duchess of Cambridge conclude trip to Bhutan
Royal visit: The visit to Bhutan by Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge of the United Kingdom, which took place at the invitation of His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,...
View ArticleWhen a nation sees its future
Yesterday, the nation celebrated the naming ceremony of HRH The Gyalsey at Punakha Dzong. Outside the magnificent 17th century fortress, the Thangzona was teeming with people. For the Bhutanese young...
View ArticleSignificance of the Birth of The Prince His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme...
With the naming of the Prince as HRH Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck at Punakha Dzong yesterday on the holy occasion of Zhabdrung Kuchoe, the past, present and future of Bhutan came together. This most...
View ArticleOur Gyalsey: The future echoes history
His Royal Highness the Gyalsey is Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, a name that bears the weight of history, echoes the promise of the future, and frames his own destiny. The Royal name resonates with the...
View ArticleHis Majesty The King awards three with Bura Marp
Recognition: His Majesty The King granted Red Scarfs to three individuals in recognition for their services to the nation yesterday in Punakha Dzong. The award coincided with Zhabdrung Kuchoe and the...
View ArticleHis Majesty The King’s address
If is most auspicious for all of us to have gathered here today to observe the sacred occasion of Zhabdrung Kuchoe at Pungtang Dewachenpoi Phodrang, the principal seat of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel. All...
View ArticleWomen rising, albeit slowly
Basketball: The country’s first women’s team defeated Bangladesh 61-29 at the first women’s South Asian Basketball (SABA) championship in Nepal on April 1. The win, however, was a subdued victory. But...
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