Monthly Archives: December, 0

Bhutan won its first match against Hong Kong in the ongoing Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Women Championship in Kuwait yesterday. The Bhutanese team won by 69 runs. They made 155-4 in 25 overs while Hong Kong made 86.

A bus carrying 79 students met with an accident, head-on, with a truck near Bongaigoan in the Indian State of Assam today. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

The two-month Kami Wang-Lung ended in Phuentsholing yesterday. Tens of thousandsof devotees from across the country received lifelong blessings or Tshewang from Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche.

Students pursuing undergraduate studies in India say that they have not yet received their monthly stipend after it was increased from July last year. The increase is for students studying under the Bhutanese and Government of India (GoI) scholarship.

The Department of Disaster Management launched National Search and Rescue Team (NSRT) today. The team was formed to respond effectively and efficiently during disasters. It has 20 members from different ministries and agencies.

His Majesty the King and the Gyaltsuen, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Their Majesties the Queen mothers and the princesses offered prayers and Khadars to the Kudung of late Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche at Dagophu in Paro today.

The total revenue collected from the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) in the country has almost doubled this year. The revenue saw a growth rate of about 92 percent in the fiscal year 2010-2011.

Since the launch of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service’s second channel, BBS 2, most people have been complaining about the reception of both the BBS channels. The worst affected are the channel viewers from the remote regions of the country. The BBS launched its second channel to provide full entertainment programmes for the viewers.