Monthly Archives: December, 0

A three-day Annual Dratshang Conference began today.The conference will look at improving and strengthening traditional etiquettes, and make of mask dances and rituals uniform in the country, among others. The conference, chaired by the Dorji Lopen, is being attended by five Lopens, Lam Netens from all the dzongkhags, secretaries and other senior monk officials.

While hydropower continue to remain a major source of energy in the country, the department of renewable energy is asking the government to set its sight on other alternate energy sources like wind and solar to diversify the energy basket.

Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay and the delegation are in Belgium’s capital, Brussels on a four-day visit to the European Union upon invitation of the European Commission’s President, Jean-Claude Juncker.

(Update): Police from the Indian State of Assam found the body of a Bhutanese driver in Manas River. The body of the driver had gone missing from Gamrichhu in Trashigang after the bolero he was driving had plunged into the river killing six people on May 17.

The President of the Bhutan National Legal Institute, Her Royal Highness, Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck graced the opening of training on Nangkha Nangdrig or mediation in Chhukha, today.

The unemployment rate in the country has decreased by 0.3 percent from 2.9 percent in 2013 to 2.6 percent in 2014, according to the findings of National Labour Force Survey conducted in December, last year.

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen graced the Namgay Tongchoed prayers at the Kuenray of the Tashichhodzong, yesterday.

His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo inaugurated an exhibition titled, “A tribute to Drukgyal Zhipa” in Royal Textile Academy, yesterday. The textile museum under the home ministry and Royal Textile Academy organised the event to pay homage to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Bhutan sets Guinness World Record by planting 49,672 saplings, with 100 volunteers, within an hour. The planting race began at Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu at 8 AM, today.

The Election Commission of Bhutan hosted a signing ceremony of the constitution of Bhutan Children’s Parliament in Punakha, today. Student representatives of 153 democracy clubs in the country signed the Constitution at the Punakha Dzong’s Kuenray.