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Assistant principal confess to murder
The Assistant Principal of Yabilaptsa Middle Secondary School who is under police custody has confessed to the murder of a 13-year-old student according to Zhemgang Police. The incident happened on...
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Gelegphu airport, not ready for commercial flights?
Drukair, the national airline is still examining if the domestic airport infrastructure in Gelegphu are well in place for flight operations. The Department of Air Transport said they informed the...
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PM completes tour of 41 gewogs across country
During his 19 day journey from Gasa to Saephu, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay asked the people to focus on improving their agriculture produce while promising government support. Prime Minister met the...
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His Majesty celebrates Dashain with the people of Loggchina
His Majesty the King joined the people of Loggchina Gewog in Chhukha to celebrate Dashain, yesterday. His Majesty also granted an audience to the hundreds of people gathered to welcome and meet the...
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Team Royal Bhutan Army bags interdepartmental basketball tournament
The team Royal Bhutan Army won this years’ Interdepartmental basketball tournament. They defeated Bhutan Insurance Limited in the final played Wednesday. The army team scored 101 points against Bhutan...
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A precariously located ECCD centre has parents worried
Frequent landslides near the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centre in Dzomi, Punakha has parents worried about their kid’s safety. The centre has 17 students with the eldest just over...
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Bhutan scores high in pedestrian safety but is weak in implementing rules
Even as the enforcement of road safety rules is weak, Bhutan has performed significantly better in terms of pedestrian deaths in the region. Every year, around 15 people per 1,000 die of road...
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Number of snow leopard dwindles
The number of snow leopards has declined by 20 percent across the world in the last 16 years. A report by the World Wildlife Fund, released yesterday, states only 4,000 snow leopards remain in the...
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Scholars meet to discuss Bhutanese book culture
Local and international scholars met at the capital today to share their knowledge of ancient Bhutanese book culture. The discussion during the seminar, which lasted two days centered on how...
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Feral dogs attack livestock in Lunana
Dogs may not necessarily be men’s best friend, at least in the highlands of Lunana. Feral dogs, mostly breeds of Tibetan Mastiffs have been wrecking havoc by attacking yaks. These dogs are no longer...
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100 acres of paddy fields damaged in Punakha
Heavy rainfall along with hailstorm which lasted for about seven minutes damaged paddy in four Gewogs in Punakha on Friday evening. Over 100 acres of paddy fields belonging to some 90 households were...
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Farmers worry about their only source of income
(Update): Farmers in Punakha who lost their paddy to heavy rain and windstorm last week are measuring their year’s work go in vain. The untimely rainfall that lasted seven minutes destroyed over 100...
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Royal tour of Chhukha concludes
His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen concluded their Royal Tour of villages across Chhukha Dzongkhag. Their Majesties arrived in Thimphu yesterday. The Royal Tour ended with their...
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Students in Trashigang hope to beat world record, solving Rubik’s cube
Rubik’s cube, a puzzle solving game is the latest fad among students in Trashigang Middle Secondary School. The puzzle game became popular after a video of two students solving the puzzle cube became...
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Bhutanese woman involved in illegal ATM transaction
(Update): In a latest finding by the Anti-Corruption Commission, a Bhutanese woman living in Jaigaon has been using 15 different ATM cards and has withdrawn over Rs 6.5 million since 2012. In another...
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A mechanism to prevent slides along highways
The Works and Human Settlement Ministry and a Japanese company has initiated a research project called Non Frame Method for slope stabilisation, aimed at preventing landslides along highways in...
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Seat belts: To wear or not to wear
Bhutanese drivers can hardly be seen wearing seat belts while driving cars. The World Health Organization gave Bhutan only 3 out of 10 for implementing the seat belt rule. The Road Safety and...
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ACC records fewer complaints
The number of complaints received by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) decreased significantly in the third quarter compared to the second quarter this year. The commission received 60 complaints...
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Wild animals damage crops in Tsirang
While untimely rainfall and bad weather has severely affected farmers in some parts of the country, wild animals are destroying rice fields and orchards in other parts. Farmers can barely be seen in...
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Remarkable progress in ease of doing business
Doing business in Bhutan has become easier compared to past years. The World Bank’s ease of doing business report, ranked Bhutan 71 out of 189 countries worldwide. Bhutan emerged the highest ranked...
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