Monthly Archives: December, 0

An open league and knockout basketball tournament began in Samdrup Jongkhar, yesterday. From the 14 teams that are taking part, eight are boy’s teams and six are girl’s teams.The final will be played on the 19th of this month. The tournament is being organized by the Sports Association of Samdrup Jongkhar.

With the introduction of Rigsum Sherig Collection by the Rigsum Institute of Technology and Information, students can now access study materials offline. The Rigsum Sherig Collection offers all subjects for students of all standards.

His Majesty the King graced the closing ceremony of the National Graduate Orientation Programme (NGOP) at Youth Development Centre in Thimphu, today. About 2,400 graduates are attending the NGOP.

A female Tokay Gecko was seized by the Gelegphu forest range office on Friday from the Tshachu caretaker’s house. The lizard is sought after as it is said to cure HIV, cancer and impotency. However, no scientific study has been carried out to establish it.

The recent Zhemgang Dzongkhag Tshogdu decided to downgrade eight schools in the academic year of 2014 keeping with the Education Ministry’s guideline to rationalise unsustainable schools.

The Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay was at the opening ceremony of the training for the ninth batch of De-Suungs in Tencholing in Wangdue Phodrang today.

Some 76 musicians, singers and stage-performers from University of Texas at El Paso in the US, Canada, Italy, Rome and Australia are in the capital to perform Opera, a western classical music tradition on Saturday. They are in the capital rehearsing for the big day.

Dechen Zangmo, a third year undergraduate student, at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh is Bhutan’s representative at the One Young World Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Summit founded in 2009 brings young people from around the world together, and aims to build relationships that will create positive change.

The FIFA World Cup Trophy will be in Bhutan on December 20 as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca Cola. The trophy will be journeying around the world ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This will be the first time that the authentic, solid gold trophy will be coming to Bhutan. The tour has been officially launched in Thimphu, and the countdown began today.

The Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, while addressing the graduates at the orientation programme yesterday, every graduate must strive to become productive citizens. He said they should take advantage of the education and realise their potential.