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2017 SAFF under-18 Championship begins tomorrow
The 2017 SAFF under-18 Championship is all set to begin tomorrow at the Changlingmithang in Thimphu. The pre-match press conference was held today where the team coaches shared their chances in the...
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SJ’s crematorium lacks water supply and other essential facilities
The crematorium in Samdrup Jongkhar does not have water supply. Nor are there fans to help people beat the dzongkhag’s scorching summer. It also lacks other essential facilities such as kitchen and...
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Hong Kong’s Craigengower Cricket Club plays against Bhutan’s Veterans’ Team
Craigengower Cricket Club, a Hong Kong based 123 year old club, is in the country to play a four match series against Bhutanese cricket clubs. The club arrived in the country yesterday and played...
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Gyalphozhing-Nganglam highway nears completion
The Gyalphozhing-Nganglam highway construction is nearing completion. Only about 700 meters of solid rock cliff now remains to cut through to connect the highway. The construction of the 75-kilometer...
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Bhutan bags runners-up title in Open Golf Championship
Bhutan claimed the runners-up trophy in the finals of the Open Golf Championship, held in Thimphu yesterday. Nepal took home the winner’s trophy. The four-day tournament saw over 70 golfers from...
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Class 12 graduate of Motithang HSS sets new record
Goma Pradhan, a class 12 graduate from Motithang Higher Secondary School has set a new national record in 3,000 metre run by breaking her own previous record. She set the new record during the open...
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Bhutan Taxi Association receives overwhelming support
Within a period of seven months, the Bhutan Taxi Association (BTA) has received an overwhelming support from taxi operators in the country. Till date, about 3,000 taxi drivers have registered with the...
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17-year-old girl dies after being hit by boulder
A 17-year-old student of Gyalpoizhing Central School in Monggar died after she was hit by a falling boulder. The incident took place at around 3:30 pm yesterday when the deceased and her friends were...
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PHPA goes digital to execute their official works
Punatsangchhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) now has a new online system meant for efficient functioning of the project. It is called “System Application and Product or S.A.P,” and was recently...
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His Majesty The King grants audience to DeSuung volunteers
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the DeSuups who completed the 26th Batch DeSuung training programme at Tenchholing in Wangdue Phodrang yesterday. The 111 men and 14 women volunteers...
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Outbreak of Influenza A reported in Damphu Central School
Fifteen students of Damphu Central School in Tsirang are infected with Influenza A. It was first reported on Saturday after a group of students visited the Damphu Hospital complaining of high fever,...
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Bhutan beats the Maldives 1-0 in opening match of SAFF U18 Championship
A lone goal from Orgyen Wangchuk Tshering ensured Bhutan to gain their first three points in the opening match against the Maldives yesterday. While Bhutan stunned the Maldives, Bangladesh came from...
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PM in New York for the General Debate of 72nd session of UNGA
The Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay is in New York, leading a Bhutanese delegation to the General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Prime Minister is...
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Former Land Record Assistant faces trials on embezzlement charges
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is prosecuting an embezzlement and forgery case involving a former Land Record Assistant in Sangbaykha Dungkhag Court. The alleged person is accused of...
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BoB’s agency banking, serving its purpose well
Since the launch of Bank of Bhutan’s agency banking in the country, it has benefitted a lot of people. Today it has 156 connect agency banking services across the country. The service was launched in...
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Man dies as landslide engulfs the excavator
A 28-year-old man died at Chhoekhorling Gewog in Pema Gatshel when a landslide washed away an excavator yesterday. Both the man and the excavator were buried under the soil. The man, who works as a...
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2 detained for numerous theft cases
Gelegphu Police arrested two boys who are allegedly involved in a series of burglaries in Paro, Thimphu, and Gelegphu. Police recovered stolen items such as latops, cameras, mobile phones, and...
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Bhutan participates in 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts in Ashgabat
The Bhutan’s taekwondo contingent at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts had a mixed opening day, yesterday. In the the men’s 54 Kg category, Tenzin Dorji defeated his opponent from Vanuatu in three...
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Bhutan U18 looking to cause a major upset as they eye Nepal win
The Nepalese team training at the Changlimithang ahead of their match against Bhutan After the spirited performance against the Maldives, the Bhutanese U18 side will look to topple the defending...
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Radhi rice farmers expect bountiful harvest
Having been blessed with timely rainfall and abundant irrigation water, the farmers in Radhi Gewog in Trashigang are hoping for a bountiful rice harvest this year. The gewog, dubbed as the rice bowl...
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