Monthly Archives: December, 0

Autsho Basic Health Unit (BHU) is grade I. The people of Tsaenkhar and Jarey gewogs would like to see it upgraded to grade II.

Thongsa Kamthangma Detshen or Thongsa cotton weaving group in Chongshing Gewog, Pema Gatshel is happy that they no longer have to process cotton threads manually which is tedious.

Other than agricultural works, people of Tongla Goenpa in Kengkhar Gewog, Monggar are also engaged in altar (Choesham) making business. Today, business has become lucrative. Thanks to Tarayana Foundation which helped the altar makers to work in group in 2011, to enhance the art in the locality.

Sixty students from six schools in Dagana were selected to represent the dzongkhag at the National football tournament which will be held during the winter vacation.

Villagers of Minjey Gewog in Lhuentse requested the Prime Minister to upgrade the Minjey Middle Secondary School to a central school. The proposal was put up during the meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday.

Chhukha District Court sentenced a 23-year-old man from Trashigang to six years imprisonment for illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

Lack of spacious space in the community health care unit of Dagana BHU Grade 1 has affected providing quality health care to the people. However, this will not be the case by the end of this financial year 2017-18 since a two-storied community health unit building will be complete.

Tandin Dorji is now crowned as the best archer in the two-day BAF International Style Compound Archery Competition held in the capital. Yangphel organised the competition for the very first time with the motive to find the best archers in compound archery.

Often times when people hear about Rap, they paint a picture of something negative. But today, the popularity has picked up quite well and rap is now well accepted by the Bhutanese audience. Rap is an abbreviation for Rhythm and Poetry.

The team Royal Bhutan Army won this year's Departmental Basketball Championship. They defeated team from Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) in the finals played yesterday.