Baseball in Bhutan is now official with more than 50 children taking part in a Baseball coaching programme. The children will go through 9 coaching sessions, after which 5 children will be selected to represent Bhutan at the World Children’s Baseball Fair in Fukui in Japan in August.
The 500th community forest was handed over to Zamtog village in Geneykha Gewog under Thimphu, yesterday. The 136-acre Domche Drongdey Nagtsel was handed over by the Swiss Assistant State Secretary, Beat Nobs, to 23 households of Zamtog.
The Indian Foreign Secretary, Ranjan Mathai, has assured that India is committed to supporting Bhutan’s 11th Five Year Plan. He said their support towards the development of hydro-power in Bhutan would continue.
It is the wrath of our deity, they said. The disaster is a consequence they are suffering for failing to appease their local deity, the villagers believe.
It has been over a week that Draateng Gewog in Trongsa has been without electricity. The gewog has experienced power fluctuation for several days and even total failure at times since May 8.
(Update:) The woman, who was in a critical condition, after consuming poisonous mushroom, died last night. Her husband, daughter and brother had died yesterday morning.
The High Court upheld the Monggar district court’s verdict on the Gyalpoizhing land allotment case. The verdict was passed this afternoon. The former National Assembly Speaker Jigme Tshultim is sentenced to two and a half year imprisonment. He has been convicted for official misconduct, fraud and deceptive practice. The earlier allegation of forgery has been dismissed due to lack of evidence.
The Assistant State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ambassador Beat Nobs arrived in the country today on a five-day familiarization visit.
A father, his daughter and brother-in-law have died of mushroom poisoning at the national referral hospital in Thimphu.
His Majesty the King, accompanied by her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, granted an audience to the 7th Batch of DeSuungs in Tencholing, Wangdue Phodrang, today.
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