Damak, April 29: Around three dozens of exiled Bhutanese finalized for Third Country Resettlement (TCR) will leave for Australia on May 11. "32 individuals are already scheduled for Australia on May 11 and accordingly all arrangements are ready", said a senior official at International Organization for Migration. The official, who requested anonymity, also claimed that […]
Phuentsholing, April 30: Three people are reported dead on Monday evening when a truck slipped off the road on Monday near Chhukha. The truck fell off some 150 ft below the road killing three people including its driver. The cause of the accident is not known. Police said the incident occurred due to negligence of […]
Samtse, April 30: Samtse district DYT has demanded for formation of a committee at district level to look after the sites where mining has taken place. In a meeting of the DYT, the members stressed on the need that a committee must be formed to oversee the management of sites after the minerals are extracted. […]
A first group of Bhutanese refugees camped in Nepal is settling in the US as part of the what the UN has described as one of the largest resettlement programmes in the world. America has agreed to take in 60,000 of the Bhutanese. The BBC's Dumeetha Luthra has been meeting some of them in New […]
Thimphu, April 29: Bhutan has developed two seals meant to control the quality of the Bhutanese product making another effort to improve their quality to be able to compete at the international market. The two seals are named ‘seal of excellence’ and ‘seal of quality’ which the Bhutanese producers will get permission to use based […]
Nepali Sahitya Parisad Bhutan, the publication house for The Bhutan Jagaran Fortnightly, a Nepali-Language newspaper written by and for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, stated the paper can no longer be printed due to lack of adequate funds. The newspaper was continuously getting published since the mid of November 2001 with financial support from Austcare , […]
Samdupt Jongkhar, April 28: Electricity supply has been cut off in Samdrup Choling Dungkhag in Samdrup Jongkhar district since Sunday. The winds and torrent rains at around 4:30 local time destroyed infrastructures for supply of the electricity to most parts of the Dungkhag. Phuentsholing geog has been mostly affected by the rain and wind. However, […]
Gelephu, April 28: Chief District Officer of Sarpang Sangay Thinley inaugurated a new milk distribution centre in Sarpang bazaar on Sunday. The commercial centre is being started with the initiative of 40 local farmers. The farmers hope that after the inauguration of the commercial centre, farmers may not have to go door to door for […]
Thimphu, April 26: Lungchu-tse Lhakhang, a sixteen century monastery in Thimphu, has been unveiled on Friday after completion of its renovation. The fourth king Jigme Singye, queens, princes, princesses, former prime ministers and senior government officials attended the consecration ceremony. The Lhakhang was renovated by Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk to mark the ‘inspirational leadership’ […]
Thimphu, April 26: Former president of the Swiss Federal Council Ruth Dreifuss called on Prime Minister Jigmi Thnley at latter’s office on Friday. On the occasion, bilateral relations and democratization in Bhutan was discussed among others. The first women president of the Swiss Confederation, Ruth is currently in three-week long visit to Bhutan. She leads […]