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Falling boulder crushes a house in Tashiling
A falling boulder at Tashiling under Tangsibji Gewog in Trongsa destroyed a traditional house on the night of April 26. The house is located below the road where widening works are currently being...
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His Majesty grants audience to India’s Chief of the Army Staff
His Majesty The King granted an audience to the Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat, this morning. The general arrived in the country yesterday on a four-day visit. Following...
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Departmental football championship kicks off
The 2017 departmental football championship kicked off in the capital, today. Thirty six teams from different government, corporate and private organisations are participating in the tournament. Three...
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Accident claims a life
A 31-year-old taxi driver died on the spot after the taxi veered off the road and fell 90 metres at Wangsisina under Maedwang Gewog in Thimphu. The taxi was heading towards Thimphu from Chhukha when...
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Business students unleash their creativity at G-fest
Students of Gaeddu College of Business Studies (GCBS) go beyond the classroom learning to unleash their business creativity, decision-making and innovations. Through the initiatives of the students, a...
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Bhutan suffered a 75 runs defeat to Kuwait
Bhutan suffered yet another defeat in the ongoing ICC World Cricket League Division One Asia Qualifier in Thailand. This time, at the hands of Kuwait, today. Overnight thunderstorm led to wet ground...
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Works to rebuild fire-hit Monggar town begins
Works to rebuild houses destroyed by a fire in Monggar town in August last year has begun. The Monggar Dzongkhag administration is supporting the victims in constructing the foundations of the...
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Tang Central School grapples with water shortage
Students of Tang Central School in Bumthang are facing acute water shortage. They say the situation is so adverse that they cannot even get water to wash their faces sometimes. However, the school...
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A nonfiction book about mother of son with cerebral palsy
A novel, entitled The Morning Sun, based on a true story of a young Bhutanese mother with a son suffering from cerebral palsy, has hit the book stands in Thimphu. Authored by Monu Tamang, the book...
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Philooma villagers venture into bamboo furniture making
Villagers of Philooma Chiwog under Orong Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar are now into bamboo furniture making business. It’s a skill they acquired recently with the help of Helvetas Bhutan. 20 villagers...
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For the love of game, age is not a barrier
When it’s about the love for the game, age is insignificant or say age has no bar. This is the message a 50 year-old man is trying to convey, playing alongside those who are way younger to him. He is...
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Historical tale of Bepzur Chukpo’s Mansion in Tang
Three floors, twenty seven rooms, and one great storehouse of history, Bepzur Chukpo’s Mansion, a family home turned museum at Tang Gewog in Bumthang has so much to offer about medieval Bhutanese...
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Gelegphu Regional Job Fair attracts many job seekers
Hundreds of job seekers thronged the Regional Job Fair in Gelegphu, yesterday, in pursuit of gainful employment. Many job seekers visited various stalls of private companies and corporate sector...
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A CSO campaigns on anti-drug awareness
A Civil Society Organisation named Chithuen Phendhey Association carried out a national drugs awareness campaign in Monggar, yesterday. During the awareness campaign, over 100 teachers, parents, and...
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Lay monk dies in a fire mishap in Tsirang
A 78 year old lay monk(Gomchen) died in a fire mishap in Tsirang, yesterday. The incident happened when the altar room located in the attic of a building erupted in flames. The deceased was reported to...
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Flash flood damages communal infrastructure in Bartsham
The flash flood triggered by heavy shower and hailstorm last night, had damaged two houses, crops, a school and motorways in Bartsham Gewog in Trashigang. It has damaged a vehicle. Local authorities...
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Weightlifting debuts in Wangdue Phodrang
Weightlifting made its debut during the Olympic Day celebrations in Wangdue Phodrang, today. Being a new sport to be introduced to students this year, it attracted small children during the event....
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Online bus ticket booking system launched
Residents in Thimphu, intending to travel to other parts of the country now have an option to make bus ticket reservations online. The credit for all this goes to the online service called as “Druk...
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Old Friends claims victory in Volleyball Championship
Winning the three consecutive sets back-to-back, Team Old Friends won the Open Veteran Volleyball Championship in the capital, today. The team claimed the winner’s title after defeating a local team...
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Traditional culinary training helps revive forgotten age-old cuisines
Traditional Bhutanese culinary trainings are helping revive some lost and forgotten age-old cuisines of the country. Additionally, such training are also helping trainees venture into new enterprises....
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