Monthly Archives: December, 0

People living in huts by the Amochu River in Phuentshogling have not been able to meet the municipality officials to appeal for the electricity reconnection. Close to a 50-household have been living without electricity for the past six days now.

More than a year ago, over a 100,000 tourists from India visited Bhutan. Of the total more than 60,000 tourists were from West Bengal. “It is a matter of great urgency for the government to see how to provide high value of tourism experience to regional tourists from West Bengal and India,” said the Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay.

Scientists from various organisations have discovered over 200 new species in the Eastern Himalayas between 2009-14. Of the total, 15 new species were found in Bhutan, according to a report called “Hidden Himalayas”, by the World Wildlife Fund.

A 33-year-old man from Yangneer sustained serious injuries on the ride side of his face and eye in a leopard attack, yesterday morning. He was attacked near Karuna House- a dog shelter, a few kilometres away from Trashigang town towards Rangjung.

The Chief Minister of Indian state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee arrived in the country, this morning, for a five-day visit, upon the invitation of Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay.

Bhutan’s consumer inflation continued to decrease reaching 3.1 percent in August, this year. Inflation fell in both domestic and imported category. Imported inflation however fell by a bigger margin compared to domestic.

The former education minister, Thakur Singh Powdyel’s book, “My Green School” has been translated into Spain’s two major languages, Spanish and Catalan.

Bhutan’s Under-19 boys National Football team ended with a draw against the host country, Bangladesh. Both the team scored one goal each. They were playing the second match of AFC Under-19 Championship Bahrain 2016 qualifiers, yesterday.

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the scouts participating in the King's Camp at the National Scouts Centre in Paro, yesterday. The six-day camp began yesterday.

Sangay Tsheltrim bagged a gold medal at the 49th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Uzbekistan, yesterday. He secured the position in Men's Athletic Physique above 175-centimeter category. He also bagged a silver medal in Men's Fitness Open Category.