Monthly Archives: December, 0

The newly renovated Lhuentse Dzong was inaugurated yesterday. The Rabney was presided over by His Holiness the Je Khenpo. It was inaugurated by His Majesty’s Representative to the East His Royal Highness, Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

A 73-year-old man died after fire engulfed his one-storied home in Tashiphu under Sherzong Gewog in Sarpang. The incident took place at 2am, this morning.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) with Norway and Japan will be helping Bhutan in managing its clean energy and water resources. They will be providing assistance under two different projects.

Thousands of devotees received Tshewang or the blessing of longevity from His Eminence Dudjom Yangsi Sangay Pema Zhepa Rinpoche in Trashigang yesterday. Devotees gathered at the football ground in Yongphula to receive the blessing.  His Eminence Dudjom Yangse is in Bhutan to preside over Threma Tshokhor and Phurpa Namcha Pudri Drupchen in the eastern Dzongkhags. Dudjom Yangsi Sangay Pema Zhepa Rinpoche is one of the reincarnations of Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdrel Yeshey Dorji.

The annual week-long Crafts Festival opened today in Thimphu. Her Majesty the Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the patron of the Royal Textile Academy, graced opening.

Historical documents belonging to the 16th Century Chungdu Goenpa have been lost to the fire that continues to rage in Wangdue Phodrang.

Locals in Norboogang Gewog in Samtse have helped the government save more than Nu.1 million by using the gewog’s money collected as tax in finishing the construction of a farm road.

The National Referral Hospital in Thimphu will conduct a survey to understand the leading cause of stroke cases in country. At least one person suffering from stroke comes to the National Referral Hospital every day. In a year, over 200 stroke cases are reported in the country.

The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, signed performance agreements with Minister for Works and Human Settlement, Dorji Choden, and Zhemgang Dzongdag, Karma Drukpa, yesterday.

Small and medium scale shops of Thimphu are levied taxes on a lump sum basis. These enterprises do not maintain a book of accounts as the customs officials do not ask for it at the time of the assessment. There are only a handful of shops in Thimphu, which maintain the book of accounts for the purpose of Business Income Tax (BIT).