Damak, October 22: Bhutan News Service (BNS) and Pathivara FM in Damak have reached an agreement on October 21 to air a weekly program from this local station from mid November. According to agreement, the half-an-hour program will be aired from the radio on Thursdays 7:00 p.m. from November 15. The program is being aired from Nepal … Read more
Kathmandu, October 24: Druk National Congress (DNC) led by Rongthong kuenley Dorji has asked the government to immediately release those arrested and kept in Samdrup Jongkhar and Mongar if government plans to hold free and fair elections. In a statement on Wednesday, DNC president R. K. Dorji said, “The government must recognize their right to … Read more
Kathmandu, October 24: Media Situation in Bhutan has worsened this year even though the government claimed it is working to establish democratic government by holding first general elections soon. It lost by 18 places compared to last year. The worldwide press freedom index published recently by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has placed Bhutan in … Read more
New Delhi, October 23: The four-day conference of Indian Army Commanders, beginning here from Tuesday, will discuss the Chinese intrusion into Bhutan borders I the recent months. There were concerns in Indian administration over the Chinese intrusion in Bhutan that took place in the area adjoining Tibet. Bhutan and China share close to 500 km … Read more
New Delhi, October 24: Bhutan will for the first time take part at FITUR, the International Tourism Trade Fair, whose 28th edition will take place in the US between January 30 and February 3. FITUR 2008 will undertake a new stage in its development by presenting its products and services. The fair will provide each … Read more
New Delhi, October 24: The third conference of the home ministers of the SAARC member countries have begun in New Delhi on Tuesday which is expected to lay emphasis on greater cooperation between the SAARC members to fight terrorism. The member countries, all of them having problem of terrorism, have come into a common platform … Read more
Thimpbum October 23: The Election Commission has announced that the elections to the National Council, the Upper House of the bicameral legislature, will be held on December 26. The candidates willing to contest the elections would be allowed to campaign from November 30. The commission said the candidates have to get approval from the gewog … Read more
Damak, October 20: The central committee meeting of the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) held recently has elected its general secretary Dr D. N. S Dhakal to work on the capacity of the party vice president. According to party leaders, he will act as party chief. Party president R. B. Basnet had died a month … Read more
Damak, October 20: The first historic media conference of the Bhutanese journalists in exiled concluded on October 20 in Jhapa, Nepal where they have been taking refugee for the last 17 years after being evicted from Bhutan. The conference attended by top leaders of the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA) – Bhutan, Third World … Read more
Damak, October 20: Bhutan Jagaran, the fortnightly Nepali language newspaper published by Nepali Sahitya Parishad Bhutan, has been suspended from this month due to financial constraints. The paper was partially supported by AustCare since it began publishing in 2000. However, the support for the publication had ended in June this year. With the closure of … Read more