Monthly Archives: December, 0

Officials of the Forest Protection and Surveillance Unit seized a tiger skin and bones from two Indian men in Gelegphu on September 20. It was confiscated from a hotel in Gelegphu town before the men could trade it with the buyer, suspected to be Bhutanese.

The South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children or SAIVAC, in short, will be organising a four day consultative meeting on eliminating harmful practices affecting children from tomorrow.

The new SAARC Forestry Building was inaugurated in the capital,this morning, by the Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Yeshey Dorji, and the Ambassador of India to Bhutan V.P Haran.

A 44-year-old woman died after the Maruti Van she was travelling in went off the road at Buchelu in Udzorong, Trashigang. The fatality took place at about 3 PM, yesterday. There had been 9 people including the driver and 3 minors in the van at the time. The driver who sustained a serious head injury, and a passenger have been referred to the Monggar hospital.

The 37th session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) is under way in Thimphu. Fourteen out the eighteen member countries are attending the four day meeting. APHCA provides a platform for member countries to share technical information on animal health and coordinate joint action.

The Tenancy Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2004 has been discussed in the National Assembly. The Minister of Works and Human Settlement, Dorji Choden, moved the motion to review and amend the Tenancy Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2004.

The Divisional Forest Office in Paro has caught another illegal sandalwood consignment. Following a tip-off, officials were able to seize a sandalwood smuggling consignment weighing 554 kilogrammes carried on 25 horsebacks.

Merak, one of the remote Gewogs in Trashigang has seen a lot of changes in the recent years. What was once thought to be an isolated place is now just few hours walk from the nearest road point. The living standard of the people, along with its sanitation has also improved over the years. But waste management is still a major challenge. Streams nearby the village are flooded with home-generated wastes. It has become an eyesore to otherwise a very calm and pristine environment.

Bhutan lost their first match against Lebanon with four goals to two in the AFC Under-16 Championship 2014 qualifiers in Kuwait yesterday.

While most of the Gewogs in Trongsa have been connected to power supply, Bemji village in Nubi Gewog still remains in darkness. However, the works are underway to connect the village very soon.