Monthly Archives: December, 0

An extended shack caught fire above Motithang Higher Secondary School in Thimphu around 6:30 pm, today.

Issue pertaining to conducting of religious rituals was one of the highlights, raised at the Fourth Annual Lam Neten Conference held in Thimphu on Thursday.  Lam Netens said that it was important to conduct the daily rituals to avoid natural calamities and ultimately ensure peace in the country.

The highlanders of Merak and Sagteng in Trashigang are hopeful, but also doubtful at the same, as both their party candidates promise to solve the Tsamdro issue.

To commemorate the golden jubilee of Bhutan Telecom, an ICT Summit was held in the capital, yesterday.

A notification from the Royal Bhutan Police today, states convoy will be allowed twice a day at 7:30 am and 10:30 am for vehicles traveling in Assam area from July 1 onwards.

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s letter to People’s Democratic Party says Political Parties should not allow domestic and foreign media to abuse Bhutan-India relationship. The statement was in reference to a recent article by the Times of India, titled “Bhutan’s road to democracy leads to China?”

The Regional Manager of the Natural Resources Development Corporation limited in Samdrup Jongkhar and his driver have gone missing since yesterday evening. The office hilux they were travelling in was found abandoned in a forest in Assam, some 19 kilometres from Gelephu by the police of Chirang District in Assam, India.

Japan Government has extended a grant amount of over Nu.630 million for rehabilitating Taklai Irrigation System in Sarpang.

Incessant rainfall last night has once again caused road blocks at several places in Gelephu. As per the Road Safety Transport Authority, there is a major block at box cutting.

The People’s Democratic Party’s President (PDP), Tshering Tobgay said PDP is prepared to take the matter to the Court for the remarks made by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) against them.