Monthly Archives: December, 0
Two more injured in flash flood
A couple is being treated at the national referral hospital in Thimphu after they were seriously injured by a flash flood in Pasakha yesterday.
Landslides kill 3
(UPDATE) Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have bereaved a family in Singye village in Sampheling Geog Chhukha of two family members.
Landslide kills two boys in Singye village
Two boys, a six-year-old and a 15-year-old, were killed this morning when the room they were sleeping in got buried under a landslide at Singye village under Sampheling Geog in Chhukha.
Flood of snails
Gyelposhing Higher Secondary School campus has been flooded by snails. Today the students came out to clean up its campus off the snails. The students collected the snails in sacks and dumped it away.
Bhutan to receive concessions, though not qualified
Bhutan will continue to receive concessions from the World Bank for another four years even though its per capita income doesn’t qualify. The World Bank gives financial concession to those countries with per capita income less than 1,200 US Dollars and Bhutan’s per capita income is almost 2,000 US Dollars.
New farm road to benefit villagers of Wangdue and Punakha
A narrow escape for passengers
Thuksey Rimpoche's purjang held
Imposter receives 17 years sentence
Singye Geog cut off
The suspension bridge over Sisty Khola in Sisty village under Sarpang dzongkhag collapsed following continuous rainfall over the past one week. The bridge is the lifeline of Singye Geog, which is six kilometres away from Sarpang. It collapsed around 8:30 am on July 11.
