Siliguri, April 01: A flight of Druk Air on way to Paro from Bangkok with about 90 people on board made a emergency landing in Kolkata on Sunday after a fire alarm that later turned out to be false. Airport officials said the pilot contacted the Air Traffic Control at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International … Read more
By Lynda Hurst "I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, rich is better."– Mae West, Gertrude Stein and sundry othersYes, well, no argument there. It's better. But it's not nirvana. The age-old assumption that when it comes to money, more equals better, is proving to be just that: an assumption. Turns out that … Read more
New Delhi, March 31: Pressure from the Indian political leaders to the central government of India for resolution of the issue of exiled Bhutanese is getting momentum. On Saturday, March 31, more than a dozen noted Indian leaders, including those of the ruling Congress (I) urged the central government to play the role of facilitator … Read more
Kathmandu, March 29: A meeting of the central committee member of Bhutan Press Union (BPU), on March 26, has nominated T. P. Mishra, editor of Bhutan News Service (BNS) as the winner of ‘Year Journalism Award 2006.’ According to a press release issued by general secretary of the BPU, Bhola Puranaghare on Thursday, Mishra also … Read more
New Delhi, March 29: The Union Cabinet of India on March 29 gave its approval to continue the Indian assistance under ‘Aid to Bhutan’ Non-Plan budget of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) towards Bhutan’s extended Ninth Plan (July 2002 – June 2008). According to Press Information Bureau, the GOI package for the Ninth Plan … Read more
Phuentsholing, March 29: Prime Minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, who will lead the Bhutanese delegation to the 14th SAARC Summit, is scheduled to hold meeting with Nepalese PM to discuss the issue of exiled Bhutanese. At the sidelines of the SAARC summit in New Delhi on April 3 and 4, PM Wangchuk will discuss the matter … Read more
Thimphu, March 29: Denmark has agreed for a grant of Nu. 1,120 million to Bhutan for the period of 2008-12. It will be invested in social sector, health and education, environment, urban development, good governance and the development of the private sector. Denmark is also planning for support to the constitutional development. Denmark has shown … Read more
Thimphu, March 29: The Bhutan National Bank (BNB) has said it will distribute Nu. 119 million dividend to its shareholders and another Nu.12 million bonus of three months to its employees. The money is drawn from the profit it made last year. 4,582 shareholders and 327 employees of the bank will benefit from the plan. … Read more
By Sonam Pelvar March 25, 2007 “We hope to win the elections. If not, we will at least make it to the opposition.” Hardly a veiled threat and those in the political fray better take note. These words come from none other than the think-tank and Working Committee Chairman of Bhutan People United Party (BPUP), Dasho … Read more
By Kinley Tshering March 25, 2007 Thimphu: This is the party everybody has been talking about. This is the party which, in popular view, jumped the gun and even fueled concerns that it was stifling opposition by becoming all too powerful. This is People’s Democratic Party, PDP for short. Why the urgency, the rush to form the … Read more