Monthly Archives: December, 0

Traditional musicians can now get certified as professionals in the country. This comes after the heritage education and professional development centre at the Paro College of Education in collaboration with labour ministry started recognizing musicians with national certificates this year.

The cost to repair Unit III or the third turbine of the 720-megawatt Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Plant in Trongsa amounted to some Nu 200 M. The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), an Indian Company, that constructed and installed the turbines, will pay the bill.

Every drop counts and now it will cost. People residing in Yenlak thromde in Sarpang will have to pay for water from next month. Sarpang tar, old Sarpang town and the new town at Sheychamthang falls in the thromde area. The municipal office is almost done with installing the water meters.

Farmers of Ngaru-Pontang Chiwog in Thang-Rong Gewog of Monggar are worried about the maize yield this year. The army worm infestation and untimely rain affected maize production of more than 60 households. Farmers claim their maize production would decrease by half the amount compared to last year.

The Dagana town resident’s dream of getting a fuel depot is finally materializing. The State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCBL) recently identified a site to construct a fuel depot in Tseza Gewog. 

RENEW in collaboration with the education ministry launched the Days for Girls kits, which are washable menstrual health kits, at the Khasadrapchu Middle Secondary School in Thimphu, yesterday.

Cattle released by the Semchen Tshethar Tshogpa are becoming a menace along the Gelegphu-Trongsa highway.

A lengthy debate ensued in the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu in Zhemgang over the unused budget of about Nu 65.5 M in the last financial year. Local leaders were shocked. They said they failed to understand why that happened despite using every penny for developmental activities. 

A community Lhakhang plays an important social and cultural role in the lives of the people besides being religious centres. Residents of Agonang-Zarbisa Chiwog under Kabisa Gewog in Punakha have been waiting for a community Lhakhang for a long time. And the wait is finally over with the construction of the one-storey Lhakhang expected to complete next month.

One of the Bhutanese working for the United Nations is still in Afghanistan. He was planning to leave for New York on a commercial flight on Thursday. However, with all the chaos at the Kabul international airport and commercial flights suspended, his possibility of leaving Afghanistan looks difficult.