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Online Thromde G2C services now available in Phuentshogling
Residents of Phuentshogling will now be able to access online public services like water supply, occupancy certificate, construction approval and sewerage among others. This was made possible with the...
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Flooding drains, a concern for the residents at CFM
The overflowing drains near the Centenary Farmers Market (CFM) in Thimphu have become a concern for residents and shopkeepers living nearby. And with the onset of monsoon, residents said the problem...
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Forest fire in Udzorong and Chagsakhar contained
(Update): The forest fire at Baepam village under Udzorong Gewog in Trashigang was brought under control. The fire which raged for three days destroyed over 400 acres of forest. The fire started on...
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Changjiji housing colony in need of maintenance
Residents of Changjiji housing colony in Thimphu say the buildings are in dire need of maintenance. They say some of the walls of the buildings have developed cracks, the stairways damaged, and...
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BCSE-2016 Class X results declared
Juben Rana from Samtse Higher Secondary School topped the Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Examinations (BCSE), 2016 with 92.6 percent. Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment declared...
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Gyelpoizhing Tshechu concludes
The three-day annual Gyelpoizhing Tshechu ended, today. Mask dances such as Nga-ging Chham and Guru Tshengye Chham were performed on the last say. Cultural dances from six eastern dzongkhags were also...
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Bhutan’s 71 percent forest cover confirmed
Dagana, Pemagatshel and Zhemganag dzongkhags have the highest forest cover of 83 percent each and Gasa dzongkhag the least with 36 percent. This was revealed in the National Forest Inventory report...
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Thimphu City FC loses to Club Valencia of the Maldives
Thimphu City FC lost to Club Valencia of the Maldives in the second leg of the Asian Football Confederation Cup preliminary round. The match was played at the National Stadium Male, in the Maldives...
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Missing man in Bangkok returns home
The Bhutanese man who went missing in Bangkok last month arrived home today. Harka Bahadur Subba, a 39-year-old cook at Damphu Central School, Tsirang was reported missing on January 23. He flew back...
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UNIATF assists Bhutan in combating NCDs
To combat against the Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Health Ministry is seeking assistance from the United Nations Interagency Task Force (UNIATF). It is a team comprising of different members from...
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Value orientation week benefit students
The value orientation programme, introduced for the first time is benefitting the students of Dorokha Central School in Samtse. The National Education Conference last month resolved to make every...
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Developing professional capacities of the contractors
To enhance the professional capacity of the contractors, a workshop is being conducted in Phuentshogling. Over seventy large and medium contractors attended the first batch of the training that ended...
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Development activities hamper migration routes and habitats of Takin,...
In an effort towards conserving Takin, the National animal, Bhutan need to commit to reduce disturbances from domestic livestock through better herding and animal husbandry practices. This is one of...
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HRH Gyaltshab graces Mewang Gyalsey Nachhung Athletics Competition
His Royal Highness, Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck graced the day-long Mewang Gyalsey Nachhung Athletics Competition at Gyalpoizhing in Monggar, today. Sixty students from six schools in Monggar...
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His Holiness consecrates the renovated Sarpang Rabdey
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the recently renovated Sarpang Rabdey, formally known as Tali Dratshang in Gelegphu, today. The Dratshang, spread out in more than one acre land, underwent major...
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Stranded bus irks passengers
A passenger bus travelling from Thimphu to Lhuentse remained stranded in Trongsa since February 6. Passengers are frustrated as they have been spending two nights inside the bus in Trongsa town. The...
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The last potters of Gangzur
A 21-year-old youth in Gangzur under Lhuentse has taken up pottery as a fulltime business. This has given hope to the people of Gangzur of reviving the traditional art, which is slowly disappearing...
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Four men convicted for murder
The High Court sentenced three men ranging from five and a half years to life imprisonment for murdering a man. The judgement passed today also asked the convicts to pay compensation of more than Nu...
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Locals of Lamthreng concerned over incomplete river protection wall
The halt in works to construct a river protection wall has left the people of Lamthreng in Trashi Yangtse apprehensive of its timely completion. They say, for about two months, nothing happened at the...
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Mobile apps to provide easy access to public services
To ease access to public services, fifteen public service delivery mobile apps were launched today. The apps were developed in close consultation with relevant agencies by the office of the Government...
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