Monthly Archives: December, 0

One hundred and nineteen volunteers completed the 7th De-Suung training programme at the Military Training Centre at Tencholing in Wangdue Phodrang, today. The Chief Advisor of the interim government, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye was the Chief Guest at the event. HRH Ashi Deki Yangzom Wangchuck also attended the graduation ceremony.

The Bangkok Hospital has opened an office in Bhutan to facilitate and promote health services among Bhutanese. The hospital felt the need for an office in the country due to increasing visits from Bhutanese patients since 2010.

Bhutan will be harvesting its first hazelnuts, this year. The first batch of hazelnut trees were planted in 2008 under the Hazelnut project.

Several people, who were eligible to apply for postal ballot, may have lost their right to vote because of the power outage in Tangsibji Gewog. The gewog which falls under Trongsa has been without power supply the whole of last week.

A Tashi Gomang Chorten was vandalised in Shumar gewog in Pemagatshel. The incident reportedly took place last Thursday.

The President of the People’s Democratic Party, Tshering Tobgay, launched his Party’s election campaign in Punakha, this morning. Speaking to the people, including party supporters and coordinators, Tshering Tobgay, urged the gathering to choose the right party.

A 30-year-old man died after the truck he was driving went off the road in Bjishong in Gasa.

The President of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Dorji Choden, who is on an election campaign tour, met with the people of Trongsa on Saturday.

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s President, Jigmi Y.Thinley, said he would like to offer his land in Gyalpoizhing to the Gyalpoizhing town. He was talking to the people of Kengkhar-Weringla Constituency in Gyalpoizhing, Monggar on Saturday.

A community of nomads from Merak Gewog and people of Phongmey Gewog are locking horns over a Gewog boundary issue. People are accusing each other for overtaking their boundaries.