Thimphu, October 31: Bhutan on the day of Hindu’s second largest festival Bhaitika got its first daiy newspaper named Bhutan Today. Buddhists monks were invited to pray for its success on the occassion of its lunch on Thursday. The first daily, an eight-page morning paper, is priced at Nu 5. Monks chanted prayers and rang … Read more
Beldangi, October 24: Santa Tamang, a resident of the Belgandi II camp died in an road accident Thursday and his husband, seriously injured is undergoing treatment at the AMDA hospital, Damak. The couple was hit by a tempo heading to Damak from Beldangi. The old diesel tempos, flossed out from Nepalese capital Kathamandu had been … Read more
Adelaide (Australia), October 24: Bhutanese artists and performers rocked the stage in Adelaide today with their dances, songs and cultural shows, first of its kind since their resettlement began in Australia five months ago. “Look forward to future, never forget the past,” said Hieu Van Le, Lieutenant Governor of South Australia. Himself a refugee from … Read more
Phuentsholing, October 24: As the day for coronation celebrations in Thimphu comes nearer, the government has tightened the security situation in southern districts. According to local villagers in Sarpang, Chukha and Samtse districts, the local authority has instructed them not to move from one place to another. Security personnel have been deployed in major town … Read more
New Delhi, October 25: Bhutanese ambassador to India Dago Tshering said Bhutan would come up with a new measuring index of Gross National Happiness that has been in the discussion for the last few years in that country. Addressing a seminar in Lucknow, India Friday on role of Wangchuk dynasty in country’s transformation, Tshering said, … Read more
California, October 24: Youth Organization of Bhutan (YOB) represented Bhutan at the annual congress of the Norwegian youth organization AUF, held from October 16-19 in Oslo. According to Rajen Giri, YOB president, organization’s representative for European region Akaash Budathoki, currently living in Sweden, attended the congress where youth organizations from 15 countries were invited. Budathoki … Read more
Thimphu, October 23: The winter session of the first elected parliament scheduled to start from November 12 has been postponed indefinitely due to hectic schedules of the coronation celebrations. Though the government said, the celebrations would end on November 8, the postponement of the house deliberation is an indication of additional functions to celebrate coronation … Read more
Thimphu, October 23: Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley told the world leaders during the recent UN general assembly session in New York that Bhutan would meet the goals set out in the MDG but WHO has raised questions if it could do in health. WHO representative in a consultation meeting in India recently said the skilled … Read more
Thimphu, October 23: Despite PM Jigmi Thinley claimed King Jigme Khesar wants his coronation celebrations be simple and less expensive, the functions are unlikely to be such as festivities have already begun in massive two weeks before the day. Dzongkhag administrations across the country have asked the people to participate in the celebrations and as … Read more
Beldangi-II, October 14: Bhutanese Refugee Children Forum (BRCF) has begun five-month long training on ‘Child Rights Protection’ in all seven camps. Child Rights Training Facilitator Sushma Khadka Chhetri informed the BNS that the training started from September 13. The training is aimed at creating awareness within the exiled Bhutanese children regarding their protection rights and … Read more