Monthly Archives: December, 0

In Monggar, the Mewang Gyalsey Open Basketball tournament began today. Fifteen men and women teams from Monggar and Trashigang are taking part in the tournament.

His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu today, following a Royal Tour of the Southern Dzongkhags of Chukha and Samtse. 

The Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu will soon introduce radiation therapy for cancer patients in the country. The service is expected to be operational by the end of this year.

A total of 3,409 university graduates sat for the Preliminary Examination (PE) of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2017. Only 927 of them have managed to pass the PE exam.

According to the National Suicide Registry of the health ministry, Bhutan saw 92 suicides last year. This is an increase from 73 cases recorded every year in the past years.

Over 30 households in Gangzur Gewog in Lhuentse remain affected after the flood last month washed away two suspension bridges. Locals are now required to take a detour, which has increased travel time.

Forestry officials from national parks, wildlife sanctuary and Sarpang Forestry Division were trained in Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool or SMART patrolling in Sarpang. They were also taught how to use CyberTracker, a data collection mobile app.

The Gelegphu-Zhemgang highway is now open to traffic after the roadblock at Ossay was cleared yesterday evening.

Bhutan will host the first Asian Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs next week.

A two-storied traditional Bhutanese house was gutted by fire at Namkhey village of Tang Gewog in Bumthang yesterday.