Damak, September 04: Nepal police has released five exiled Bhutanese on the bail of Rs. 5,001 each on Monday. Earlier, they were arrested in charges of their involvement in the Beldangi incident where a mob had beaten up camp secretaries of Beldangi – II and extension. However, the arrested people denied their involvement. The arrested people … Read more
Thimphu, September 04: Fishery Research Section, under Department of Livestock, in its latest report has said it discovered new specie of fish in the country that was never previously reported in the country. A team from Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Park, Nature Conservation Division and Department of Forest was set out to investigate the possibility … Read more
Thimphu, September 04: Kuzoo FM, the first private radio station in the country has launched separate channels for Dzongkha and English program listeners on Monday. Listeners can hear all Dzongkha music and other programs from FM 104 MHz while the FM 105 MHz broadcast all programs in English. Both the stations operate 24 hours daily. … Read more
Thimphu, September 04: As the election date for lower House comes near and political scenes go changing, the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa accelerates informal campaign to win the votes for in the Lower House. As part of its acquaintances, the party organized discussion session with business community of Thimphu on Saturday. The discussion was held few … Read more
Thimphu, September 04: Ending the disputes of the land owners on land pooling schemes prepared by the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, the long anticipated town plan of Gelephu has been finalized on Sunday. The Dungkhag administration will complete the land demarcation within one of two months as per the ministry’s direction. The revised … Read more
Kathmandu, September 03: While the central government of India has termed the issue of exiled Bhutanese in Nepal as the international problem, a leader of Indian Congress, the prime supporter of the autocratic regime of Bhutan, said the issue was bilateral. Speaking to journalists on Monday in Nepalese capital Kathamndu, Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the … Read more
Thimphu, September 03: The Royal government has said no international dignities will be invited to attend the coronation ceremony of the fifth Druk Gyalpo next year. In a somber function will be organised in Chamlimithang ground, the ground that has the historical stories of Ugen Wangchuk’s victory over his opponents leading to the establishment of … Read more
Thimphu, September 03: Within a month it expressed it willingness to increase the political consciousness among women, the United Nations Development Program has approved a US$ 150,000 project to build institutional capacity of the Cabinet Secretariat. The project will cover short-term study tours and courses in effective drafting, developing cabinet manuals and procedures, and designing … Read more
Damak, September 2: A delegation of four Bhutanese youths associated with the Youth Organization of Bhutan (YOB) has participated in the Asian Youth Network Meeting and Seminar in Agra, India from August 31 to September 2. The delegation includes Kunti gurung , Damber Ghalley Tika Ram Rai and Neera Giri from the YOB. Rai informed … Read more
No 35 September 2007