Thimphu, October 15: As part of the biggest Hindu festival Dashain, the Durga puja ceremony has started at PWD colony in Thimpbu on Friday. Pandit Madhav Adhikari and Pandit Somnath Kafley, assisted by eight other Hindu priests, will recite Chandi, Yajur Veda and Bhagawat Puranas for peace and prosperity in the nation. The offerings will … Read more
Kathmandu, October 10: The police in Damak arrested and held general secretary of Bhutan Press Union (BPU) Puranaghare for a night in custody without any reason. Puranaghare told Bhutan News Service over telephone that he, along with his younger brother, was arrested from the rented room in Damak on Tuesday evening. Despite his appeal to … Read more
Thimphu, October 10: The visiting joint secretary for North of India’s foreign ministry Preeti Sharan called on King Jigme Khesar at Tashicho Dzong on Tuesday. She was on her visit to Bhutan to attend the first meeting of the Punatsangchu Hydroelectricity Project Authority, which hand handed over to Tala project authority for management. Sharan’s visit … Read more
Phuentsholing, October 09: The Chukha district administration has fired two Lhotsampa tshogpas (village representatives) of Phuentsholing on charges of attending and participating a meeting organized by People’s Democratic Party in the town on September 12. Buddiman Rai and Partiman Rai have been relieved from their posts after Druk Phuensum Tshogpa complained to the Anti-Corruption Commission, … Read more
Samdrup Jongkhar, October 08: With the growth of open political debates alongside the democratization process, the sewing mouths of the young people to terminate their interest in national politics continue to exist in the country. When the college students in Sherubtse College began discussion over the changing politics and democratization process in the country, the … Read more
Thimpnu, October 07: The Chief Election Commissioner Dasho Kunzang Wangdi briefed the 52 National Council candidates at the banquet hall in Thimphu. He came critically over some candidates who are fresh university graduates questioning their ability to work in the parliament without having experiences on governance or understanding of the needs of the people. However, … Read more
Damak, October 02: The UN High Commission for Refugees, without consulting the Bhutanese leaders in exile which they had demanded, has began verifying the interviewing the exiled Bhutanese intended for third country settlement. The task began a few days ago and a selected group of people are invited secretly to its office in Damak. Those … Read more
Phuentsholing, September 26: The two leading parties in the country have begun their fights as the country heads towards the first democratic elections. The leaders of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, led by Jigme Thinley, in Phuentsholing have appealed the dungkhag court claiming that rival party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), led by king’s uncle Sangey Ngedup, … Read more
Birtamod, October 02: After 12 years of imprisonment, the Druk regime has forced Buddhi Man Rai leave the country, who arrived in Jhapa to re-unite with his evicted family in Khudenabari camp. Rai, 31 from Sarkitar in Samtse district, had entered Bhutan as part of the pamphleteering campaign by the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) … Read more
Birtamod, October 02: Bhutanese Refugee Children Forum (BRCF) said it would publish the report on the impact of its activities in the community this month. Bassu Dev Osti, chief coordinator of BRCF told Bhutan News Serivce that the report covers the impact of BRCF on child protection, participation and development and the current status of … Read more