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Forest Rangers honoured at World Ranger Day
To recognise the roles played by the forest rangers in conserving country’s natural heritage, the Department of Forests and Park Services celebrated the first World Ranger Day in the capital yesterday....
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Slow pace of blacktopping farm road worries farmers in Saephu
People of Saephu Gewog and the gewog officials in Wangdue Phodrang are worried regarding the slow progress of blacktopping their farm road. Villagers said the blacktopping was approved by the Prime...
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Seismic stations installed in the country
Bhutan will no longer have to depend on international seismic stations to gather information as and when earthquake hits the country. The Department of Geology and Mines under the Ministry of Economic...
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Courts receive petition from convicts in SP+ cases
Following the supreme court’s judgment on the first Spasmo Proxyvon Plus (SP+) case in the country, some courts in the country have now started receiving petitions from people convicted so far for...
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Few girls, women visit YDF’s drop-in-centres
The drop-in-centres of the Youth Development Fund (YDF) hardly sees girls and women visitors. The fear of bieng stigmatised is thought to be holding them back from availing themselves of the services...
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Graduates of SMU affiliated colleges more worried
The Bhutanese students who recently graduated from colleges affiliated to Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) in India have been left more worried after the government said it is not in a position to help...
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Regional workshop to improve trade in Asia-Pacific region begins
A three-day regional workshop for least developed countries on improving the trade in the Asia -Pacific region is currently underway in the capital. The 2030 agenda recognizes the importance of trade...
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Not all aware of their role in breastfeeding, say health specialists
While many understand and recognise the importance of breastfeeding, not everyone is on the same page when it comes to understanding the role many, including the father and workplace supervisors, can...
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Gasa’s effort to supply organic vegetables to high-end hotels looks bleak
Gasa Dzongkhag’s attempt to supply organic vegetables to hotels in Thimphu could not succeed as the hotels who had earlier promised to buy their vegetables have now reduced their demand. A few have...
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RICBL increases rural life insurance to Nu 30,000
A sum of Nu 30,000 will now be paid as part of the Rural Life Insurance payout at the death of a person. A memorandum of understanding was signed, today, between the Finance Ministry, Home and Cultural...
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Kanjur oral transmission at Kuensel Phodrang begins
His Holiness the Je Khenpo is presiding over the oral transmission of Kanjur at the Kuensel Phodrang in Thimphu. The three-month long oral transmission of Kanjur began today. Kanjur is a set of Holy...
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Phuentshogling City FC loses against Thimphu FC
In the ongoing National Football League, Thimphu Football Club (FC) thrashed Phuentshogling City Football Club (FC) with 9-0 goals. Despite playing in their home ground, Phuentshogling City FC lost...
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2 rescued from river, another 2 arrested for car damage in separate incidents
Police in Paro rescued two men who were stranded in Pachhu yesterday. The men told police that they were fishing when the river swelled and left them trapped. Their friends called police around 1 am to...
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Tourist hotels boom over the last four years
The number of tourist hotels certified by the Tourism council of Bhutan (TCB) has increased over the last four years. Going by what has been reflected in the State of the Nation Report, 2017, from 62...
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Efforts continue to control FMD in Paro
The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Paro has now infected nearly 500 cattle in the seven affected gewogs. The disease containment team is working hard to prevent the further spread of the...
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Father accused of sexually abusing daughter
Thimphu District Court The Office of the Attorney (OAG) today forwarded a case involving a 40-year-old father who is accused of raping his daughter to Thimphu District Court. The OAG has charged the...
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Health Ministry certifies first batch of Aerobics Instructors
With an aim of reaching a wider section of society in building a healthy nation, Health Ministry trained the first batch of aerobics instructors in the country. The 19-day long training which wrapped...
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OAG appeals to High Court against JPLP case judgement
High Court The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has appealed to the High Court against the judgement passed by the Phuentshogling Dungkhag Court on the tax evasion case involving the owner of M/s...
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Vehicle loan ceiling reduced to 30%
Beginning this month, people availing loans from banks to buy cars will now only get 30 per cent of the total cost of the vehicle. This is 20 per cent less from the earlier vehicle loan ceiling of 50...
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Lhuentse’s 3 Gewogs receive domestic LPG cylinders
Some 235 households in Lhuentse’s three Gewogs of Gangzur, Khoma and Maenbi received domestic Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders. It is part of Economic Affairs Ministry’s scheme to distribute...
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