Monthly Archives: December, 0

Reading habit among the children of Chhuzaggang Gewog in Sarpang dzongkhag is picking up. Thanks to READ Bhutan, an NGO committed to empowering communities with knowledge and information.

The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s verdict on the Gyalpoizhing Land Allotment case concerning the former National Assembly Speaker, the former Home Minister and the 13 land allotment committee members.

The European Union High Representative and US state department congratulates Bhutan for the successful completion of the general elections on Saturday. They also said Bhutanese have demonstrated their commitment to peace and democracy, in an important period in the country’s development.

About 20 trucks travelling via Assam have been stranded in Gelegphu for the past one week. This is because the bridge at Deosari in Assam, India has been found unsafe for heavy vehicles to ply on, after cracks developed on the bridge.

The Cordyceps auction of the year began in Bumthang yesterday. The three-day auction in Bumthang saw bidders and hundreds of Cordyceps collectors at Chhoekhor Gewog Centre. The highest price so far is Nu. 685,000 for a kilogram of Cordyceps which is actually half the 2012 price.

A Druk Phuensum Tshogpa's Gewog Coordinator in Trashigang has lodged a complaint to the Dzongkhag against two civil servants.

Two women supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from Jomtsang, Udzorong Gewog, Trashigang lodged a complaint against PDP gewog coordinator of Kanglung for bribing and deceiving them.

Bhutan football federation’s officials and officials from Asian football confederation for women took part in a day-long workshop on women’s long term football development held in Thimphu, today.

Six Japanese experts from Tokyo Electric Power Company are here in Thimphu to familiarize the electricians and technicians of Bhutan Power Corporation with their equipment to easily identify breakdown of underground electric cables.

The Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, V.P. Haran has said, as far as Bhutan is concerned, there won’t be a drop of even a cent in revenue Bhutan gets from the export of Chhukha Tariff. He says there is no complication and confusion when it comes to Chhukha tariff.