Monthly Archives: December, 0

The Paro College of Education (PCE) will be introducing a new diploma in sports education and coaching from next year. This is to address the shortage of trained instructors on physical education in primary schools. Till now the college has trained over 70 physical education instructors to provide guidance to students.

Farmers of Jigme Chhoeling Gewog in Sarpang are not happy with the services provided by the Gewog administration particularly in agriculture. They say the service needs to be improved.

Prime Minister attended the closing ceremony of the second scout’s leadership in Wangdue Phodrang on Friday. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Lyonchhen said that participants should implement and impart the skills and knowledge gained from the programme. Around 123 students from Samtse, Sarpang and Chhukha Dzongkhag took part in the three-week programme.

A multi-sectoral task force visited Thimphu town, today, to understand if there has been any increase in the price of the commodities because of Green Tax.

The much-awaited pay revision will come into effect from this month, a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance says.

There’s supposed to be a pause in the ongoing widening of the Thimphu-Wangdue highway from the end of June till the monsoon is over. But the widening works continue. The Department of Roads says the monsoon this time around, is not so bad to stall the work.

In honour of the 60th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King, the Commission for Religious Organisations donated Buddhist religious texts and biographies to 94 religious organisations.

Eighteen trucks have been waiting outside the PCAL depot in Gelegphu to unload cement for about two weeks now. The consignment could not be unloaded due to a drop in sales which has led to a lack of space in the depot. Truckers are worried the cement will get damaged.

Their callings in life are different, they have realised. The full realisation dawned upon them when they were on the brink of a dream, they had harboured since adolescence.

Team Town Eleven won the open football tournament held in Paro, this month. Team Town Eleven had battled it out against Team Lango Eleven, scoring 4-1 goals, yesterday. The winning team was awarded Nu.25, 000 and the runners-up Nu.15000. The tournament was organised by the sports committee of Shari High School.