Monthly Archives: December, 0

Twenty Four new HIV/AIDS cases were diagnosed from December 2012 to June this year. Out of the total, 13 are male and 11 female. According to a press release from heath ministry, the new cases reported are from all occupational background. They are from 12 to 56 years old.

No vehicles are allowed to ply over the Deosiri bridge in Assam, India following heavy rainfall on Saturday. The rainfall has damaged the bridge further. Earlier, only light vehicles were allowed to ply after cracks developed on the bridge. Bhutanese travelling to and from Gelegphu have to use the bridge.

In the past, it was common to see adopted brothers and sisters among students in schools. The trend slowly disappeared with time. However, in Bjednag Primary School in Wangdue Phodrang, the school authority is encouraging students to adopt one another as brothers and sisters.

A forgery case was reported at the Regional Revenue and Customs Office (RRCO) in Phuentsholing. In the incident that happened in June, an Indian man had forged customs declaration form and signatures for release of Indian Rupee through bank demand drafts.

People working in Thimphu are finally getting an opportunity to represent their respective offices in the departmental volleyball tournament. The tournament was last organised some five years ago. The participants say such type of event was left neglected for some time now in the capital.

Three men have been apprehended in connection with two Chortens vandalism in Yabrang, Trashigang. The vandalism apparently has taken place on July 27. The two men said they did vandalise a Chorten but not the current ones. They said they vandalised a chorten in 2012 and got nothing out of it.

Many love him. He has speed, agility and skills to beat any good defender. Undoubtedly, Dodoz from the Three Star Football Club in Nepal is the favourite African player in the King’s Cup. He is one of the 10 African players that the tournament has seen.

The National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, Shivshankar Menon and Indian Foreign Secretary, Sujatha Singh, will arrive in the country tomorrow on a three-day official visit.

Bhutan’s second oldest private newspaper in the country, Bhutan Observer, is suspending their print edition. It has been in the market for around seven years. The Chief Executive Officer, Phuntsho Wangmo, said sustaining as a socially responsible independent media has always been a challenge.

Every monsoon, the Phuentsholing general hospital sees a huge number of patients. However, unlike last year, this year the hospital is seeing an increasing pressure on managing the patient load mainly due to the shortage of doctors. The shortage has equally affected the patients visiting the hospital.