Monthly Archives: December, 0

(Picture story) His Majesty the King granted an audience to Lt General Ashok Kumar Choudhary, Director General of Military Operations. He has held various prestigious command, staff and instructional appointments in his long and illustrious career, with a vast operational experience.

The investigation of the Chamkhar fire in Bumthang last year was closed after police could not gather any evidence from a month long investigation in the same year.  However, the Home and Cultural Affairs Minister said a secret investigation is currently underway and will continue until substantial evidences are found.

Police in Thimphu arrested four men, aged between 20-25 years old, in connection to the murder of a 26-year-old man early this morning. The deceased, a widower, was brutally murdered earlier at around 12:30 am.

A forest fire in Zhemgang is raging on for the third day today. The fire, which is spreading towards south to the Royal Manas National Park, Yebilaptsa has already destroyed about 700 acres of forests.

Diarrhoea, respiratory and skin infections are common diseases of the people residing near the factories in Gomtu in Samtse. This, according to the doctor of the Gomtu Basic Health Unit, is caused by the dust particles emitted from the factories even though all necessary precautions are taken.

The story of Monggar town’s water shortage is not new. And this time again, at a time when the temperature is soaring high and water is in much demand. Our reporter, Sonam Choden, says it is not an unusual sight to see people loading their trucks with drums to collect water from any available sources.

(Brief) Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck launched a book on Indian Royalties by Pramod Kumar KG last evening. The book “Posing for Posterity: Royal Indian Portraits” is a collection of photographs and portraits of Indian rulers and leaders, most of which, according to the writer, is being published for the first time.

(Brief) Three huts above Paro Dzong were razed to the ground by a fire. The incident took place at around 9:30 am today. The huts belonged to the workers working for the Dzong renovation project. Though there were no reports of casualties, all the belongings were lost. Firefighters and people from the locality battled the fire.

The Monggar district court convicted a 22-year-old man to nine years and three months imprisonment for stabbing a 19-year-old student to death. The convict has also been asked to pay Nu. 106,300 as compensation to the deceased's family.

More than 25 professors and Buddhist practitioners from America, Canada, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Thailand have congregated in Bumthang for the three-day international conference on globalised Buddhism.