Monthly Archives: December, 0

Rigsum Goenpa is one of the oldest and the most sacred monuments in eastern Bhutan. It is located more than four hours walk from Boomdeling in Trashi Yangtse.  It is more than 300 years old. And to this day, the monks in the goenpa have been living without electricity. The monument will be electrified this month.

Team Damchen is still the defending champions of Coronation Silver Jubilee archery tournament. The team defeated team Yarkey in the final played at Changlimithang archery range in Thimphu, today.

About 40 owners and person-in-charge of Discotheques, Drayangs, Karaokes, game parlors and Snooker rooms attended a sensitisation workshop for the person-in-charge of the recreation centres in the capital today. It was organised by The Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency.

Dorji Namgyal Rinchen and Norbu L Tshering won the Annual Golf Tournament. Both the winners received an iPad each. The three day tournament saw a total of 90 golfers taking part in it.

To control the dog population within Thimphu city, a mass sterilisation campaign began today. The target of this mass campaign is to sterilise some 4000 dogs within the city area.

Forestry officials have confirmed that a bear has been making rounds in Pemayoedling village under Serzhong gewog in Sarpang. The villagers say they fear for their lives and that of their animals and poultry. Requisition for a tranquilizer has been put to the Wildlife Conservation Division in Thimphu to sedate the bear.