Indo-Bhutan car rally starts
The second India-Bhutan friendship car rally started at Siliguri in West Bengal on Wednesday, delayed by two days of the earlier schedule
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BNDP concerns hunger strike by Katwal
Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) has urged the international community to look into the situatin of N. L. Katel, who has started hunger strike in Chemgang central jail in Thimphu
Hunger strike in Chemgang jail
N. L. Katel has started indefinite hunger strike in Chemgang central jail in Thimphu from Friday putting forward a number of demands
PDP may choose a new leader
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have set the date to choose a new president for the party, after a meeting in Thimphu, Monday
On his second birthday as King
The youngest monarch of today’s world King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck turns 29 on Saturday celebrating his second birthday as king. Born on February 21, 1980 the fifth Dragon King and head of the Wangchuck dynasty became king on December 14, 2006, and was officially crowned on November 6, 2008
IFC to help Druk Air improve services
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will work with state-owned airline, Drukair, to review the airline’s operations to increase efficiencies and provide better services to passengers at affordable cost
Managing waste in Thimphu becomes challenging
Participants of a seminar in Thimphu have pointed out the increasing difficulties they have been facing in managing the piles of garbage in recent years. They said local residents are less concerned about the pollution and spoiling beauty of the city caused by the garbage and unmanaged city system
After US delegation, Indian official rushed to Thimphu
To catch fresh bites of discussion between the US delegation and the Bhutanese politicians, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon rushed to Thimphu Saturday morning
Chenkyab Dorji finds job as royal steward
Months after completing his job at the SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu, Chenkyab Dorji has no season to worry about. He has been appointed as the chief of King’s Privy Council Saturday
Need for a justifiable solution
When four of the political prisoners lodged in central jail were momentarily released on November 1, 2008, there were already eleven freshly arrested prisoners locked up behind the bars of Chemgang jail. The fresh arrest was made following the declaration of so-called people’s war in Bhutan by Communist party of Bhutan (MLM). The young activists […]