Editor Thimphu, January 31: The results of class XII for Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) conducted by Bhutan Board of Examination (BBE) have been declared on Thursday. Jigme Phuntsho topped the board exam. Phuntsho, a commerce student from Jakar Higher Secondary School scored 89.25 percent followed by Sweta Giri, a science student from Yanchenphug Higher … Read more
Thimphu, January 31: Royal Civil Service Commission has started taking new graduates for government jobs. This first groups declared for placements were for technical, general and Dzongkha divisions. Those who obtained more than 50 percent in Civil Service Common Examination (CSCE) were declared to join government job. The commission has encouraged the new recruits to … Read more
Thimphu, January 31: King has promoted 20 officials of the various security forces to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on Thursday. Of them, 15 are of Royal Bhutan Army, three of Royal Body Guard and two of Royal Bhutan Police. They received their promotion and Tashi Khadar from the Chief Operations Officer Major General Batoo … Read more
South Dakota, January 30: Bishnu Maya Adhikari, 45, suffering from illness related to neurosis, expired on January 22. Adhikari’s family was resettled in Denver, Colorado from Timai camp on August 5, 2008. He had a illness of being faint frequently since for a long time. According to the family she became faint and was rushed … Read more
Thimphu, January 31: Reacting very late to the decreasing prices of the crude oil, government has announced reduction in prices of petroleum products, following price review in India. Price of petrol has been reduced by Nu 4.46 (now Nu 38.53) and of Diesel by Nu 1.89 (now Nu 30.97) a liter in western region and … Read more
Kathmandu, January 30: Ratan Gazmere, who is a noted personality among the Bhutanese community through Appeal Movement Coordinating Council , is scheduled to fly to Adelaide, Australia on February 2. In an exclusive interview with the Nepalitimes, he has regretted for spending his useful 17 years in Nepal. "I spent 17 out of my 51 … Read more
The Catholic Charities, Phoenix is a part of the Catholic Refugee Resettlement Network, coordinated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is one of the nine national agencies resettling refugees, and has over 100 affiliates in throughout the US. Joanne Morales, who is the Director of Refugee Programs at the Catholic Charities, says … Read more
Thimphu, January 30: Amidst skepticism of increase in house rent due to increase in salary of the government employees, government had asked the hose owners not to do so in fear that it would affect economy and increase inflation. However, within weeks of the government appeal, the Thimphu city corporation has increased the service charges … Read more
Phuentsholing, January 28: As the incidents of Bird Flu (H5N1) soar up in India, the government has started awareness programs to alert people about the hazard, this week. Ministry of Health organized one such camp in Phuentsholing, since the town is vulnerable to the disease. However, no case of bird flu has been reported so … Read more
Phuentsholing, January 28: The potato export has dropped by 634 MT in 2008 compared to 2007, Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB) statistics says. Last year, Bhutan earned Nu 138 billion from export of 20,974 MT of potatoes but in 2007 the country had earned Nu 231.3 million from export of 21,608 MT. The increase in … Read more