| English | Dzongkha | Friday, March 5, 2021 |
It will take a few more months to solve the water crises in Damphu town, Tsriang. The town’s water supply was disrupted last year due to the road widening works, a few kilometres from the town. It can be restored only after the work is complete.
The people of Chapcha have been pushing for the renovation of the Chapcha Dzong to no avail. So far there has been no response from the authorities. They are now worried that the ruins of the Dzong might collapse posing a threat to the students and teachers of Chapcha primary school, which is located very close to the Dzong.
Most people in the six eastern districts are missing out on BBS’s live broadcast of the parliament after the Bhutan Power Corporation suspended the service.
Last week, village health workers from the 15 geogs in Samtse attended a short training on how to treat minor diseases like common cold, diarrhea, and dysentery.
An investigation has been launched today to find out cause of the major fire in Chamkhar town, Bhutan which reduced 31 houses to ashes yesterday morning.
Keeping Thimphu clean and beautiful seems like a distant dream, at least for now. Despite several cleanup campaigns and measures put in place by the Thimphu City Corporation, Thimphu city is not getting any cleaner.
The Bumthang Chamkhar town has nearly been wiped out in another major fire early this morning.
A group calling themselves the Bhutan United Democratic Front is suspected to be behind the two improvised explosive devices which exploded in the bordering town of Phuentsholing and Gelephu recently.
The Paro district court has sentenced the three men who were being tried for smuggling tobacco to three years in prison. They have all been found guilty of smuggling.
A former gup candidate in Tsirang is asking the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) to refund the money he has spent on campaigning, after he lost to another candidate recently.