Monthly Archives: December, 0

Without a proper address, locating an exact place in Thimphu has always been difficult and challenging. To make this easier, the Bhutan Postal Corporation and the Thimphu Thromde is coming up with city addressing system.  As a pilot project, they are setting up mailboxes in identified areas.

(Road block update): Road along Zhemgang-Gelegphu Highway still remains blocked at Tarala.

The Department of Livestock launched the second phase of the National Dog Population Management and Rabies Control project today. It was launched after the successful completion of first phase of the project. The first phase of the project was launched in September 2009. In the phase, over 38,000 dogs of the 50,000 dogs were sterilised and vaccinated.

Nine temporary sheds were razed to the ground by a fire last night in Wangduephodrang. The sheds was used by the employees of the sawmill at Bajothang-gu. They lost all their belongings in the fire.

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen today graced the Salhang Tendrel or the ground breaking ceremony for the re-construction of Kenchosum Lhakhang in Bumthang.

(Olympics Update): Bhutanese archer Sherab Zam was defeated by Khatuna Lorig from the US in the Women’s Individual archery Elimination round of London Olympics today.

(Road block update): Fresh slide last evening have blocked Gelegphu-Zhemgang highway at Tarala, three kilometres from Zhemgang towards Gelegphu. It is said to be a major block which could take days to clear.

The reporters of The Journalist who have covered a story on the suicide of a student in Kamji Middle Secondary School requested the Journalists Association of Bhutan to investigate and determine whether they have violated the journalistic ethics while covering the story.

The victims of Unipay2u, an online scam, in Monggar Dzongkhag are not happy with the justice delivered after an investigation by the government. They say the main people who were involved in the scam are still free.

Although Seng-Gey Gewog is connected with a farm road, it remains almost inaccessible during the monsoon. To visit the Gewog Centre, one has to cross four streams, which swells during the monsoon.