Monthly Archives: December, 0

The Indian Ambassador, Gautam Bambawale, said Punatshangchhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) I and II might even be completed ahead of schedule. He was speaking to PHPA staff and officials while on his visit to PHPA I and II sites, yesterday.

The top three scorers are from Bangladesh in day of the four-day Bhutan Open Amateur Championship which kicked off yesterday. The fourth scorer is from Bhutan.

Thousands of people gathered at the Tendrelthang in Thimphu to receive blessings from His Holiness the Je Khenpo, today.

Paro District Court sentenced four men of Indian origin to six months imprisonment each for attempting to smuggle gold. They were apprehended in May, this year, by the custom officials at the Paro International Airport. Since then, they have been under police custody.

Bhutanese athletes and officials who participated in the 48th Asian Bodybuilding Fitness and Physique Sports Championships in Macau arrived in the country, today.

Four huts were dismantled in Taba under Thimphu following an instruction from the Supreme Court, today.

His Holiness the Je Khenpo presided over a day long Zhiwai Jinseg in Thimphu, today. Hundreds of people gathered at the Royal Bhutan Police ground to offer their prayers.

More than 60 women leaders and experts from the nine member nations of SWAN discussed the need invest in women’s sustainable development in Thimphu.

The government is expected to generate around Nu.800 MN annually from the taxes imposed on fuel, vehicle and communication, the finance minister, Namgay Dorji told our reporter Surjaman Thapa, in Trongsa.

The much-awaited Damphu Open Veteran Football Championship Tournament of the year kicked off in Tsirang, yesterday. Eight teams, including one from Gelephu, are participating. Two private individuals, with the support from Bhutan Football Federation, is organizing the tournament. The finals will be on September 14.