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Young ceramic artist breathes life into dying art of pottery
The art of pottery, which largely involved making of earthen pots traditionally in Bhutan, is slowly disappearing with some concluding that it is on the verge of extinction. A young Bhutanese ceramic...
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Overcoming impossible through Parkour
If one can overcome mental obstacles, he or she can overcome the physical ones and perform what would usually seem impossible. This is what one of the youngsters in Thimphu, Sonam Norbu has been able...
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Zebra crossing rule breach fine increased to Nu 1,200
Drivers who fail to give way to pedestrians at the zebra crossings now risk being slapped with an increased fine of Nu 1,200. The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) started imposing the revised...
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Private firm to manage E-wastes from next year
With increasing amount of digital tech used by Bhutanese people and public offices, generation of electronic wastes or E-wastes is also on the rise. To properly manage E-wastes, the Department of IT...
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Punakha windstorm damage 318 houses in 9 gewogs
Strong winds have wreaked havoc in Punakha. It has caused damage to some 318 houses in nine gewogs including four Lhakhangs and two schools. While roofs of some houses have been blown off...
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Annual Jana Chidey Kurim underway
The annual Jana Chidey Kurim at the Pangrizampa School of Astrology in Thimphu is underway. The week-long Kurim began yesterday. It is being presided over by former Yangbi Lopen Sangay Dorji. More than...
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Hostel congestion at Autsho Central School
Classroom and hostel congestion is one of the problems many central schools across the country are faced with. Autsho Central School in Lhuentse is no exception. The school’s hostels for both girls...
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Reviving sheep farming not without challenges
The National Sheep Breeding Centre in Bumthang has made great strides in the conservation of Jakar Type, a sheep breed native to Bhutan, and also in reviving sheep farming. But its efforts are not...
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Dongkola’s struggle for water
Monks residing at Dongkola in Paro are confronted with water problem, for many years now. With no water source nearby, it has been an everyday battle for the monks in fetching water. There is a water...
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Villagers chip in to install electric fencing
People of Dzomlingthang, Pemathang and Lekidthang villages under Gelegphu Gewog chipped in to install electric fencing. Each household contributed Nu 1,360 to purchase steel rods and cement. The...
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Druk PNB security guard receives 7-year prison term
Thimphu District Court has sentenced a security guard of Druk Punjab National Bank to seven years in prison for attempted murder and illegal pointing of a firearm. The security guard shot his co-worker...
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Bangladesh PM’s visit to deepen Bhutan-Bangladesh ties
A three-day state visit to Bhutan by Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, is likely to deepen Bhutan-Bangladesh relations further. Bhutan-Bangladesh relationship is over four decades old and...
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His Majesty grants audience to Bangladesh PM
His Majesty The King granted an audience to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the Tashichhodzong yesterday afternoon. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the country yesterday on a three-day...
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Fire engulfs truck, no one hurt
A private truck was engulfed by a fire, on the night of April 17, at Kirani under Sergithang Gewog in Tsirang. The fire completely destroyed and burnt the truck. According to the driver’s statement to...
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Librarians and lab assistants receive professional training
About 90 school librarians and science laboratory (lab) assistants from five dzongkhags around the country are attending the 10 day training at Samtse College of Education. Most of the participants...
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Gengu Village pleads for Lhakhang
Gengu Village under Darla Gewog in Chhukha does not have a Lhakhang. Without it, villagers travel to other places where there are temples to offer prayers and accumulate merits during auspicious days....
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MoAF to regulate the price of local green chillies
The price of local green chillies from Trashi Yangtse will now be regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). Until now, vendors charge huge prices when the local chillies hit the...
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Not even half voted for election of LG vacant demkhongs
Almost 5,000 electorates went to polls for the election of remaining 60 vacant seats of the Local Government, yesterday. This also takes into account those voters who voted for the bye-election for...
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Bhutan-Bangladesh signs 6 MoUs
To further promote bilateral relations between Bhutan and Bangladesh in trade, culture, health and education, agriculture and tourism, the representatives from Bhutan and Bangladesh signed six...
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International Conference on Autism & Neuro Developmental Disorders begins
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed (centre) at the International Conference on Autism and Neuro-developmental Disorders, Thimphu. Saima Wazed is the daughter of...
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